News and updates

25 Mar 2025
Congratulations to Dr Ankita Gaur who conferred with a PhD in Engineering with her exceptional thesis entitled “Depicting energy service demands as a mitigation lever in energy systems models”
Thanks to MaREI for funding, Prof Hannah Daly for supervision, John Curtis at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) for co-supervision and President John O'Halloran at UCC for sustainability leadership.
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24 Mar 2025
CAPACITY Project shortlisted as finalist at the Education Awards 2025 under the catagory of "Best Research Project".
The Education Awards 2025 celebrate the most innovative individuals and companies driving excellence in Ireland's education sector. The awards ceremony takes place on May 8th, 2025 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, and we look forward to seeing you there. Special thanks to the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications for funding the CAPACITY project.
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10 Feb 2025
5 ways to improve Ireland's energy system after Storm Éowyn
5 suggestions on how to increase the resilience of our energy infrastructure for homes, businesses and public services. By Fionn Rogan, Brian Ó Gallachóir, Barry Hayes, Paul Deane and Hannah Daly, UCC
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09 Feb 2025
Brian Ó Gallachóir spoke at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Ireland State of the Environment Conference in late 2024 on the topic of ‘Transitioning our Energy System’
Brian's presentation drew on Chapter 12: Energy and the Environment of the Stare of the Environment Report 2024 (which is available here https://lnkd.in/e-k4-CG8)
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