DCU Research Masters Opportunity
Design and Development of lab-scale GBES system prototype
I would like to alert you to a funded research opportunity within the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Dublin City University. This is a 2-year project starting in August 2024 and the funding includes a year stipend of 25K and also included registration fees of 5,600 euro per year. If you are interested, please contact:
Dr Greg McNamara
Assistant Professor in Sustainable Engineering and Energy Systems
SSE Programme Chair
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Dublin City University
Dublin 9, Ireland
Phone: 01 7005243
email: [email protected]
See further details below:
Research Masters Opportunity
- SEAI funded research project suited to BEng Engineering Students
- 24 Month Funded Research Masters Project related to Gravity Battery Energy Storage
- Stipend 25,000 per year, registration fees of 5,600 per year also included
- Working as part of a research team of 3-4 students
- Supervised by Dr Greg McNamara, Dr Lorna Fitzsimons, Dr Nigel Kent and Prof Brian Corcoran
- Start date of August 2024
Design and Development of lab-scale GBES system prototype
Ireland’s carbon reduction commitments of 70% by 2030 are ambitious and require that all potential decarbonisation pathways are explored. Wind Energy Ireland has stated that the country needs an additional 9,000 MW of onshore and offshore generation, but also that sufficient energy storage systems are required to avoid the significant losses resulting from dispatch-down due to grid constraints. One of the energy storage systems that has not been fully explored in Ireland is Gravity Battery Energy Storage (GBES), despite successful implementation in other countries.
A team of Academics within Dublin City University have received funding from SEAI to explore Gravity Battery Energy Storage (GBES). We are building a research teamCareer Articles
