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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A regional water supply scheme for the Glenamaddy area environmental impact statement
(2012)
The aim of the EIA is to identify and predict any impacts of consequence; to describe the means and extent by which they can be reduced or ameliorated; to interpret and communicate information about the impacts; and to ...
Development of software models to integrate distributed RFID technologies into management information systems
(2010)
The growth of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technologies within inventory and asset tracking processes during recent years, has caused a corresponding increase in the amounts of tracking data being generated at the ...
Overcoming the supply inconsistencies of tidal current energy conversion devices
(2010)
The adoption of a sustainable approach to meeting the energy needs of society has recently taken on a more central and urgent place in the minds of many people. There are many reasons for this including ecological, ...
Investigating the long term planning framework for the Galway Bay community from climate change.
(2010)
This research looked at the scientific evidence available on climate change and in
particular, projections on sea level rise which ranged from 0.5m to 2m by the end of the
century. These projections were then considered ...
The challenges of establishing the electric vehicle in Ireland
(2010)
This thesis investigates the challenges of establishing the electric vehicle (EV) in Ireland and how the Irish government and industry are trying to meet them. It further seeks to provide information on Irish consumers’ ...
An analysis of Ireland’s renewable thermal energy policy target
(2011)
Escalating oil and gas prices due to increased demand from emerging economies and a lack of political instability in major oil and gas producing regions have led to increased focus for Ireland’ s energy demand to be supplied ...