Come rain or shine, a new website showing the current weather conditions in Galway is now available to the general public. The site uses real-time data collected by a weather station at NUI Galway to show temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, rain and sunshine. Behind the project is the Informatics Research Unit for Sustainable Energy (IRUSE) … Read more
Bart Bonsall has been appointed to head the Competence Centre for Biorefining and Bioenergy, NUI Galway, co-hosted by UL and UCD. He is one of the team of technology leaders that will run eight research centres aimed at linking industry and academics to work on market-focused innovative products. The appointment is part of the Government’s … Read more
Seaweeds harvested in Ireland have traditionally played a role in food products and in fertiliser products, but a new seaweed cultivation project has already demonstrated how this dynamic natural resource can be produced more effectively. The project aims to provide essential research data on the cultivation of three popular seaweed species to assist in the … Read more
NUI Galway has officially launched its BE Programme in Energy Systems Engineering. The new course, which will be based in the new Engineering Building currently under construction at NUI Galway, has been developed in partnership with key members of the energy industry including; ESB, GE Energy, Airtricity, Bord Gais, Wavebob, a wave energy technology company, … Read more