A Green Footprint: Professor Tony Day, Executive Director at the IERC pictured at the launch of the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) Conference '€˜Energy Resilience in a Low Carbon Economy'€™, which takes place on Wednesday, 14 March in Cork. Irish and international and industry leaders, innovators and researchers will discuss how Ireland can accelerate its transition to a low carbon, competitive economy while maintaining reliable and cost effective energy supply. See www.ierc.ie (Pic Diane Cusack)

International and Irish industry leaders, innovators and researchers are convening in Cork on 14 March for the International Energy Research Centre (IERC) Annual Conference.

The IERC’s ‘Energy Resilience in a Low Carbon Economy’ event will look at how Ireland can accelerate its transition to a low carbon, competitive economy while maintaining reliable and cost effective energy supply.

Developments in alternative fuels such as biogas, flexibility solutions, solar, business and costs modeling, investment and continuity of supply will be discussed at the panel sessions throughout the day-long conference.

With a strong track record in delivery of successful energy research projects, the IERC is an industry-led, government-supported Energy Technology Centre. Hosted at Tyndall National Institute at UCC, the Centre delivers world leading collaborative research to meet global societal needs for secure, affordable and sustainable energy services.

The work of the IERC continues to act as a catalyst in Ireland for secure, efficient and cost effective energy supply across the island, through research, innovation and collaboration with industry.

Currently involved in a number of commercial and consumer projects bationally, the IERC is working to address energy demand side efficiencies including distributed energy, low carbon heating and cooling, and energy analytics.