Dundalk Institute of Technology
Centre for Renewable Energy at Dundalk Institute of Technology (CREDIT)
National Centre for Freshwater Studies (CFS)
incorporating the Electrochemistry Research Group & Organic Resources Research Group.
Paul MacArtain, Dr. Suzanne Linnane, Siobhan Jordan, Tim McCormac
| Name of Institution: | Dundalk Institute of Technology |
| Discipline/Department: | Centre for Renewable Energy at Dundalk Institute of Technology (CREDIT)
National Centre for Freshwater Studies (CFS) incorporating the Electrochemistry Research Group & Organic Resources Research Group. |
| Research Centre: | Centre for Renewable Energy at Dundalk Institute of Technology (CREDIT)
National Centre for Freshwater Studies (CFS) incorporating the Electrochemistry Research Group & Organic Resources Research Group. |
| Research Details | Contact Person: | |
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| Climate Change Research Interests: | Wind Energy; Ocean Energy; Energy Storage; Marine Bioenergy (CREDIT) |
Paul MacArtain
042 9370574 |
| Freshwater / catchment area management; organic resource management; wastewater management systems; sustainable water for developing countries; sensor technology (CFS) |
Dr. Suzanne Linnane
042 9381872 |
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| Indicative Climate Change Projects/Research: | National Source Protection Pilot Project (NSPPP), Ireland's first source protection project - Protection and restoration of ground water, surface water and ecosystems impacted by man-made or natural processes and technological transfer of these methodologies. |
Dr. Suzanne Linnane
042 9381872 |
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Wind energy with a particular attention on small and medium wind energy systems and their design. Carbon storage: operation and utilization of a 500 kWh electricity storage facility in a number of modes. Biomass research into transport fuel.
Utility of marine biomass for renewable energy applications- natural polysaccharides and catalytic thermochemical processing of biomass including anaerobic digestion processes |
Paul MacArtain
042 9370574 |
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| Technologies to convert agricultural waste into biofuels and other value-added products |
Siobhan Jordan
042 93702833 |
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| Environmental Gas sensing for volatile and toxic gases. |
Tim McCormac
042 9370459 |
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| Actual/Potential Climate Justice Research Categories: | Actual | Potential |
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| Human, Societal and Developmental Climate Change Research | ||
| Adaptation to the impacts of Climate Change |
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| Equitable Low Carbon Development |
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| Climate Justice Projects/Research | Contact Person: |
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| Water is Life Project - Have worked with the Ugandan Water and Sanitisation Network. DKIT is a lead partner in the Irish Aid and Higher Education and Research Institutes Programme. |
Dr. Suzanne Linnane
042 9381872 |
| Relevance to Developing Countries | |||||||||
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| Knowledge Transfer |
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Technology Transfer |
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Policy Development | Capacity Building |
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Other (e.g. collaboration) | ||
| Developing Country Links | Country | Institution and Description of Project/Connection |
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| Past/Current Research in a Developing Country | Uganda | www.dkit.ie/waterislife/partner/makerere-university |
| Links with Developing Countries | UWASNET | UWASNET is the Ugandan National Umbrella body with responsibility for coordination of NGOs and CBOs involved in the implementation of Water and Sanitation (WATSAN) programmes in the Uganda. UWASNET has a current membership of 170 NGOs and CBOs |
| Medical Missionaries of Mary | www.medicalmissionariesofmary.com |
This page was last updated 28 July 2011