This website is now defunct; it will be maintained for an indefinite time to provide some public archive a selection of the activities of the of the Science Discovery and Technological Innovation section of the Office of the Theme Leaders at Dublin City University. Some material has been moved here for more complete archiving. See [...]
By niallmcmahon
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Also posted in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, Funding, General, Media, Office of the Theme Leaders, Opinion, Quality, Sustainability
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We propose that the DCU Sustainability Initiative must evolve into a self-funded entity, integrated with Faculty and yet cross-disciplinary, achieving specific implementation of the goals for cross-disciplinary collaboration set out in the University’s strategy, allowing individuals with different expertise to work together and providing a focus for Sustainability in DCU. This is unique and we [...]
Aviation, and its relationship to the environment, has been at the sharp end of much criticism recently, primarily because it contributes about 2% to worldwide carbon-dioxide emissions [1]. In addition, it has been alleged that high-altitude carbon-dioxide release has an amplified effect on worldwide warming. Read more here … Niall McMahon
(Responses to the CER’s report on the ESB’s proposed micro-generation payments trial are due on January 16th.) During these times of perceived uncertainty and disquiet, finding a solution to the energy problem is a certain and immediately important task for the peoples of the world. Micro-generation is very small-scale, and generally sustainable, energy production close [...]
The AWAER (Accessible Web-based Assessment of Energy Resources) project is an investigation of how relevant information energy use can be collected and best communicated to users electronically, i.e. via the web. The project is initially concerned primarily with a pilot region in the vicinity of Dublin City University (DCU). The project has been developed over [...]
