Research that Directly Addresses the Climate Crisis
Monday, 21 February, 2022
Professor Andrew Keane UCD School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering.
Climate change is arguably the greatest single existential challenge ever to confront mankind. Largely through the use of technology, man has created the problem in less than two centuries. Now technological advances in the capture, management and distribution of renewable energy are key to the solution. With a long track record in electronic and electrical engineering, UCD is playing a leading role in developing these new approaches. In particular, it is bringing expertise in managing power grids to the challenge of integrating renewable energy, such as offshore wind power, within electricity networks. Professor Andrew Keane, Director of the UCD Energy Institute and of the SFI Energy Systems Integration Partnership Programme (ESIPP), is co-ordinating the efforts of a large multidisciplinary team of experts from UCD and other Irish universities to research and develop solutions that will have global as well as national impact in the race to become carbon neutral.
“This climate crisis will have an impact on every sector of our society, which is why we’re using a multidisciplinary approach.”
You can read the full case study here: Research that Directly Addresses the Climate Crisis