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Development and Validation of Numerical Tools to Implement Climate Sensitive Design and Control for Ground Source Heat Pumps with Horizontal Collectors
(2018)
At the outset of the 21st century, growth in the Sustainable Energy Technologies (SETs)
market is driven by the need to secure energy supply, limit the environmental impact of fossil
fuels and to generate economic growth. ...
Energy from waste (EfW): a feasibility study on the economic and the environmental co-benefits of biogas production within rural communities
(2010)
Energy from waste (E/W) technologies in the form o f biogas plants, CHP plants and
other municipal solid waste (MSW) conversion technologies, have been gaining steady
ground in the provision o f energy throughout Europe ...
An evaluation of site operatives knowledge, behaviour, motivation, beliefs, and attitudes toward construction and demolition waste management in Ireland
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2015)
Despite ever-evolving environmental concerns resulting from increased awareness of environmental sustainability and the rising costs of landfill levies, taxes and raw materials, the Construction and demolition (C&D) industry ...
Ireland's biodegradable municipal waste
(2010)
This project focuses on the EU Landfill Directive targets for Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) specifically focusing on how the targets will affect Ireland and its waste management infrastructure. Research will consist ...
Development of a prototype knowledge discovery portal for energy informatics
(2013)
This paper describes the development of a prototype knowledge discovery portal (KDP) for energy informatics. The research domain is Ireland which is increasingly challenged to achieve energy efficiency targets and to ...
Suitability of adaptive self-regulated e-learning to vocational training: a pilot study in heat pump system installation
(2015)
Many studies have been conducted, mainly in a university environment, and researchers have identified both advantages and disadvantages of e-learning. Very little is known about the applicability and suitability of
e-learning ...
Combining self-regulation and competence-based guidance to personalise the learning experience in moodle
(2015)
Adaptive learning systems aim to address a learner’s specific needs, considering factors such as prior knowledge, learning efficiency, learning goals and motivation. Especially in distance education, often directed to adult ...
More than just a game: the role of simulation in the teaching of product design and entrepreneurship to mechanical engineering students
(2016-09-08)
The purpose of this work is to contribute to the debate on the best pedagogical approach to developing undergraduate mechanical engineering skills to meet the requirements of contemporary complex working environments. The ...
Management and evaluation of a range of forest species for use as cut foliage
(2011)
This project explored the possibility of harvesting marketable foliage stems in addition to
producing timber from plantations of Larix leptolepis, Cupressus macrocarpa ‘Goldcrest’
and Tsuga heterophylla. Data recorded ...
The philosophical universe and the information systems research journey: a hitchhiker's guide to a virtual galaxy
(2014)
There is concern among information systems (IS) scholars that the lack of philosophical
engagement and conviction among the research community threatens the future integrity and
creativity of the research process. The ...