The Energy Systems Integration Partnership Programme (ESIPP) aims to address some of the leading energy challenges of our time as we move to decarbonise our energy system. ESIPP brings together a multidisciplinary team of leading researchers from 5 research institutions across Ireland. The main goal of this partnership is to build Energy Systems Integration (ESI) research capacity within Ireland. The research programme is designed to bring together the most relevant academics in Ireland, with our industry partners and collaborators, to tackle some key research challenges in ESI.
Objectives
- - Develop modelling and data capabilities to address the operational, planning, and technological innovations in the evolving integrated energy system
- - Identify end use energy solutions in electricity, gas, heat and water that can deliver flexibility, sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness
- - Inform and guide energy policy and infrastructure investments in a consumer led integrated low carbon energy system
The research programme is broken down into three research strands comprised of 16 different work packages. For more information on each of the individual work packages please follow the links below.
End Use Integration Strand
The End Use Integration strand will facilitate the transition to more sustainable energy and water systems, by developing nationally and internationally relevant approaches to the related problems of managing increased network volatility with decarbonised energy production and reduction of latent demand for energy and water.
Markets and Strategic Planning Strand
The strand objective, in that broad context, is to develop a more consistent and complete evidence base for integrated energy systems and markets at the micro- and macro-economic levels, whilst building research capacity to enable much improved strategic planning in the sector into the future.
Modelling and Data Strand
This strand will contribute to the understanding of the interactions of different energy systems including, electric power and distributed energy resources, water and gas systems; communication and control infrastructure of end use instances; as well as weather systems.