The International Energy Research Centre at Tyndall National Institute carries out world-class research that is cognisant of the future needs and requirements of citizens, corporate entities and other stakeholders in the energy ecosystem. As Ireland’s leading not-for-profit professional energy research centre, IERC’s work is independent and free of any expressed technological bias, ideology or political position. The centre is supported by a variety of funding sources including Ireland’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, the EU’s H2020 research programme, Science Foundation Ireland, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and industry collaborators.
IERC’s research portfolio features projects in the following areas:
- Community energy and microgrids
- Embedded and micro-generation and energy storage
- Electrical power systems and Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)
- Solar energy
- Data analytics, digitalisation and ICT integration within the energy sector
- Achieving living environments through innovation that take into account occupant comfort
- Decarbonisation of heat and transport
- Sustainable heating and cooling energy, ventilation, daylighting and electricity in buildings and the built environment
- Decarbonisation of SMEs and the industrial sector
- Innovative business models as well as regulatory and policy options for the low carbon energy economy
- Energy policy innovation
- Hydrogen
Role in EasyPro
Leader of WP1 – Project Management and Coordination. Leader of T.2.2 Design of effective tendering procedures, T.2.3 Template for calculating energy and cost savings resulting from energy efficiency projects and T.2.6 Risk assessment for EasyPro project portfolios. Leader of WP3 – Financial Modelling of EasyPro projects & Investor Relations. Leader of T.4.1 Engagement with procurement, legal, finance and estates teams of decision-makers. Leader of T.5.4 Recruitment and management of Stakeholder Group and T.5.5: Policy and regulatory recommendations. Leader of WP6 – Sustainability, replication and exploitation of results.