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Ireland's National Bioeconomy Research Centre

Our Mission

Sustainable, Circular, Bioeconomy

Industry-leading, expert-driven.

  • Our Mission

    Real time LCA/Industry 4.0 and renewable energy forecasting to reduce carbon emissions; increase responsiveness of processing

    Develop a digital twin of a generic bio-economy industrial process to incorporate renewable energy forecasting and adjust operational scheduling to maximise renewable energy utilisation.

    Primary Investigator

    Dr. Eoin Syron and Dr. Fionnuala Murphy

    Staff

    Funded by

    Research Areas

    • Pillar 4
    • Powering the Bioeconomy
  • Our Mission

    Powering the Bioeconomy with Carbon Neutral Energy; incl Subsidies and regulation for sustainable biofuel

    Develop assessment methods, operational strategies along with economic and policy levers to promote the use of fossil free energy in BioEconomy. Can the bioeconomy achieve independence from the fossil economy?

    Primary Investigator

    Eoin Syron, Lisa Ryan

    Staff

    Funded by

    Research Areas

    • Pillar 4
    • Powering the Bioeconomy
  • Our Mission

    Develop data governance and decision support systems to enable multi-actor decision making in multi-domain bioeconomy context (Blockchain)

    Many bioprocesses struggle due to the lack of affordable, accurate, and fast monitoring tools. To address this, we are developing a biosensor platform with cost-effective sensors for real-time monitoring of multiple substances, along with machine learning models to improve the understanding and control of bioprocesses.

    Primary Investigator

    Dr. Fatameh Golpayegani and Dr. Joe Sweeney

    Staff

    Funded by

    Research Areas

    • Digitalising the Bioeconomy
    • Pillar 4
  • Our Mission

    Apply sensor-based monitoring and control systems to assess key performance indicator analytes within full scale Anaerobic Digestors

    To run bioprocesses efficiently, we need real-time monitoring of substance levels. Currently, many bioprocesses lack affordable, accurate tools, leading to inefficiency. A new biosensor system is being developed with affordable sensors to detect specific substances, allowing real-time monitoring of multiple substances at once.

    Primary Investigator

    Dr. Joe Sweeney and Dr. Cormac Murphy

    Staff

    Funded by

    Research Areas

    • Digitalising the Bioeconomy
    • Pillar 4