UCD Energy Institute

Collaboration between academia and industry delivering positive impact through research and innovation towards a net Zero Carbon future.

NexSys

An all-island, multidisciplinary energy research programme hosted by the UCD Energy Institute in partnership with eight other leading research institutions and industry to tackle the challenges of energy decarbonisation, developing evidence-based pathways for a net zero energy system.

Vivid Edge

Headquartered at NovaUCD, Vivid Edge is a is an Enterprise Ireland high potential start-up (HPSU). This climate action impact company delivers turnkey net-zero carbon projects under a long-term service contract. Their model is designed to make it easier and faster for large organisations to reduce carbon footprint and to make a material impact on UN’s SDG 13, Climate Action.

ESIPP

Flagship programme of UCD Energy Institute that brought together a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional research team with expertise in electricity, gas, water and data, with industry partners, to build human capacity and develop a coherent national research activity in ESI.

Terra Solar

UCD spin-in based at NovaUCD, developing, financing, constructing and operating solar farms on the island of Ireland. Terra Solar partner with commercial enterprises and private landowners to identify suitable sites for solar development and bring those sites from planning and grid approval stage through to fully operational solar farms. 

NovoGrid

UCD spin-out company established to commercialise GridBoost - a patented technology which automates and removes inefficiencies in renewable generators and electrical grid operations.

Just Transition Research Group

UCD-led group increasing knowledge and understanding of Just Transition by building an international research network, dissemination activities, a multi-stakeholder conference, and creating a website / database of best practice and policy approaches.

edgeFLEX

UCD is a member of this H2020 Consortium aiming to develop the concept of Virtual Power Plants to manage a wider range of generation and storage assets in a new way. 

Spine

UCD is a member of this H2020 consortium creating an open source software toolbox for modelling complex features in energy systems.

FRESLIPS

SEAI Funded UCD programme examining feasible and practical solutions for the frequency control and stability analysis of power systems with high penetration of renewable energy sources and low inertia.

ENACT

Marine Institute-funded project engaging with residents and county councils in Kilrush, Co. Clare and Whitegate, Co. Cork. on grassroots narratives about the energy transition. Kilrush is the location of Moneypoint, Ireland’s largest power plant fuelled by coal, while Whitegate has the State’s only oil refinery. Both communities are expected to be at the forefront of the renewable energy transition, with the nearby marine environments designated as Broad Areas of Interest for floating wind energy projects. 

MIGRATE

Pan-European Technology Energy Research Approach (PANTERA)

A H2020 project to set up a European research and innovation forum of stakeholders in the fields of smart grids, storage and local energy systems, including policy makers, standardisation bodies and experts.

WinGrid

Researching Wind Farm Grid Interactions, developing next generation researchers on power system integration issues associated with the large-scale deployment of wind generation.

RE-SERVE

Network of industrial partners, universities and SMEs across four EU countries to develop and field test new techniques that can enable a stable supply of purely renewable resources.

UCD CSDS

The UCD Centre for Sustainable Development Studies (CSDS) aims to promote and foster Education, Research and Policy Outreach on Sustainable Development.  

UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy

World-class expertise in a wide-ranging set of disciplines across Social Sciences and Law, Health and Agricultural Sciences and Business.

Decarbonising Ireland’s energy system

AMPSAS: Novel tools for efficient design and optimisation of power systems and smart grids

Dublin Climate Dialogues: From net-zero pledges to concrete energy policies and actions

Assoc Prof Damian Flynn: Maintaining the balance of power – through engineering

Energy Institute recognised for performance on reducing C02 in energy systems

Prof Andrew Keane

Director of UCD Energy Institute and of NexSys, specialises in power systems planning and operation, integration of distrbuted energy resources and distribution networks.

Dr Paula Carroll

Assistant Professor of UCD School Quinn School of Business, specialises in the application of business analytics and operations research techniques, with focus on optimisation problems in energy systems integration to achieve climate mitigation actions. 

Prof Federico Milano

Professor in Power Systems Control & Protection at the UCD School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, leading expert in power systems modelling, stability analysis and control.

Prof Eleni Mangina

Professor at UCD School of Computer Science, at the intersection between applied Artificial Intelligence and interdisciplinary applications, inlcuding the Energy Sector.

Dr Conor Sweeney

Assistant Professor at UCD School of Mathematics and Statistics, member of the UCD Meteorology and Climate Centre, specialises in improved forecasting methods for renewable energy and Energy Systems Integration in extreme climate events.