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.
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.
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BUSHROSSs
DigiFab
DigiFab - Digital Process Chain for Energy Renovations Using Prefabrication
EasyPro
EasyPro aims to improve the energy efficiency and carbon neutrality of Irish universities.
IREPO
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.
SuHSI
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).
Herit4Ages
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.
TIPS4PED
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.
FET-EV
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.
EnerFlex
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.
LIFE-AUDIT-PLUS
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.