Ulster University has won a £633,044 research grant to study safeguarding the security and stability of renewable energy supply across the island of Ireland.
Funded by the Department for the Economy under the Science Foundation Ireland Investigators Programme Partnership, Ulster University researchers will work in partnership with University College Dublin.
The aim of the research is to explore the extent to which variable renewable energy, especially wind power, can generate a stable electricity source to meet the needs of the population.
Lead researcher at Ulster University and director of the Centre for Sustainable Technologies Neil Hewitt said: “I am delighted that Ulster University is working on this project and that our research findings will be used for government policy guidance for 2020, 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets, as well as providing advice on operational strategies for maintaining system security and stability of an electricity network that meets the needs of all end-users.”
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