Current Research

The IERC’s current research portfolio is below. Information on our completed projects can be found in our projects archive.

If you have any queries on the projects below, please contact the lead IERC PI.
Contact details for IERC team members can be found here.

Smart Energy Services and Regulatory Innovation

BUSHROSSs

Researcher: Padraig Lyons, Ruchi Agrawal

The Building Up Skills for Home Renovation One-Stop-Shops – BUSHROSSs, project aims to build up skills of stakeholder from all levels of governance and relevant bodies (national, regional and local authorities, municipalities, energy agencies, etc.) for the successful establishment and operation of One Stop Shops (OSSs) to assist homeowners during the entire process of residential building energy refurbishment.

Energy in Buildings

DigiFab

Researcher: Carlos Ochoa, Chantal Basurto, Samaneh Fakouriyan

DigiFab - Digital Process Chain for Energy Renovations Using Prefabrication

Smart Energy Services and Regulatory Innovation

EasyPro

Researcher: Luciano Di Tomassi, Ruchi Agrawal

EasyPro aims to improve the energy efficiency and carbon neutrality of Irish universities.

Energy Informatics

IREPO

Researcher: Fabio Silva, Padraig Lyons

IREPO, the Irish Energy Poverty Observatory's main goal is to design an advanced, data-driven toolset that aids decision-making and policymaking around issues related to energy poverty.

Intelligent Grid

SuHSI

Researcher: Sandipan Patra, Shafi Khadem

To accelerate the decarbonisation of integrated energy systems activities at the national and global levels, conventional homes are being turned into super homes by introducing distributed energy resources (DERs), such as solar PV, Energy Storage, Heat Pump, Electric Vehicle etc. SuHSI's aim is to develop a smart inverter for super homes that can seamlessly include DERs and is also compatible with Irish Low Voltage Distribution Network (LVDN).

Energy in Buildings

Herit4Ages

Researcher: Carlos Ochoa, Chantal Basurto, Samaneh Fakouriyan

HERIT4AGES is a major European innovation action project. The main objective is to develop validate a set of technical and socially innovative sustainable energy and resource-efficient solutions, for the cost effective improvement and preservation of the cultural heritage buildings.

Energy Informatics

TIPS4PED

Researcher: Brian O'Regan, Eoin O'Leidhin, Fabio Silva, Karen Mould, Farah Tahir

TIPS4PED is a three-and-a-half-year Horizon Europe project aiming to create a Digital Twin-based Platform for Positive Energy Districts, supporting municipalities in decision-making with evidence-based results. It focuses on environmental sustainability, cost reduction, and a people-centric approach by engaging citizens. The project plans to test and replicate solutions in Turin, Cork, Kozani, and Budapest, contributing to EU 2030 goals with scalable technologies.

Intelligent Grid

FET-EV

Researcher: Shafi K Khadem

FET-EV aims to leverage the integration of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to the Irish smart grid network at a very low cost but with ultra-high fast charging facilities and thus will accelerate the market uptake of BEVs and charging fleets.

Intelligent Grid

EnerFlex

Researcher: Shafi K Khadem

EnerFlex presents a holistic, end-to-end local electricity market (LEM) solution for residential customers in the energy community. It aims to develop an open-source market model platform that enables trading energy and multi-flexibility services concurrently.

Smart Energy Services and Regulatory Innovation

LIFE-AUDIT-PLUS

Researcher: Luciano De Tomassi, Ruchi Agrawal, Pádraig Lyons

LIFE-AUDIT-PLUS aims to leverage the available technical and regulatory knowledge and support tools related to the implementation of energy efficiency measures and/or renewable energy generation to create practical and more specific know-how that can be used to improve energy efficiency in energy intensive industries.