GeoEnergy

Ireland has committed to reduce CO2 emissions by 80% of 1990 levels across the electricity generation, heating and transport sectors by 2050. The Sustainable GeoEnergy Group at the UCD School of Earth Science brings together different expertise to support these challenges through applied geoscience research, focusing on geological applications to reduce carbon emissions and provision of alternative energy sources and storage. 

Research Units and Programmes

November 2021

What do Ireland's shipwrecks have to do with renewable energy?

  • Geo Energy, Wind Turbines, Sustainable Power, Geoscience

How are the sea’s secrets helping map out more sustainable, off-shore power sources? UCD Ad Astra Fellow Dr Mark Coughlan and iCRAG colleagues are working with coastal communities to unlock the mysteries of shipwrecks on the seabed. This BBC StoryWorks ‘Unlocking Science’ episode highlights the innovative use of shipwrecks to map the sea bed to inform the siting of offshore windfarms.

 

Fostering international collaborations across continents

The UNESCO iCRAG ReSToRE summer school brings together 49 interdisciplinary, early-career geologists and social scientists from developing and 10 developed countries to explore how society should meet the challenge of providing the metals and minerals needed for the energy transition in a just and sustainable way. Its participants come from Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Zambia, the Philippines, Canada, Germany, Ireland and many more to grow collaborations, forge institutional connections for the future, and work together towards developing sustainable solutions. Halleluya Ecknando, an early career professional from Namibia attended ReSToRE and met her PhD Supervisor there. She is currently finishing her PhD at UCD School of Earth Sciences and is frequently invited to speak at UNESCO events on gender and sustainability issues. 

 

May 2022

Carbon Capture and Storage Potential in Ireland — Returning Carbon Whence It Came

Earthdoc

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April 2022

An Overview of Carbon Capture and Storage and its Potential Role in the Energy Transition

First Break

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June 2020

Geological and geotechnical constraints in the Irish Sea for offshore renewable energy

Journal of Maps

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