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22 Oct 2021
School of Engineering's Dr. Barry Hayes explains why electricity blackouts happen
Our electricity grid is facing serious challenges, with growing warnings around energy shortages and possible blackouts. According to the Government, we can be "reasonably confident" that the lights will stay on this winter, but we "cannot rule out" the possibility of electricity blackouts in Ireland over the next few years. But what exactly is a blackout, and why do they occur? What can we learn from other countries that have experienced major blackouts? And why, in Ireland, one of the most developed countries in the world, are we facing the real possibility of electricity blackouts this winter?
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22 Oct 2021
Prof. Brian Ó Gallachóir explains and calculates possible carbon budgets for Ireland
The recently published Climate Bill 2021 commits Ireland to pursue and achieve the transition to a climate neutral economy, by no later than the end of the year 2050. It further introduces a process for establishing five-yearly carbon budgets that will be proposed by the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC), finalised by the Minister for Climate and approved by the Government.
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22 Oct 2021
School of Engineering PhD student Siddarth Joshi leads 1st study to assess global rooftop solar electricity potential
The first detailed global assessment of the electricity generation potential of rooftop solar photovoltaics (PV) technology has been conducted by researchers at MaREI, the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine in University College Cork (UCC), in collaboration with international research partners. The findings are published in Nature Communications.
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11 Feb 2021
'Green Scene' Live on the Pat Kenny Show with Brian O Gallachóir
Brian Ó Gallachóir appears on Pat Kenny’s Newstalk radio show for Green Scene every Wednesday.
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