Making Ireland a global leader in Energy, Climate, and Marine Research & Innovation

MaREI is the SFI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine research and innovation co-ordinated by the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) at University College Cork. The Centre comprises over 220 researchers focusing on defined global challenges such as the Energy Transition, Climate Action and the Blue Economy.

Our Research Priorities

The Energy Transition

Facilitate the transition to a low-carbon energy future through the provision of the underlying research and innovation, and the training of the highly skilled leaders of tomorrow

Climate Action

Enable positive climate action through the provision of leadership in the areas of climate mitigation, climate adaptation, climate science, and climate dialogue

The Blue Economy

Better understand and sustainably utilise the potential of our significant marine and coastal resources

Key Metrics

Multi-disciplinary researchers across our institutional partners.

Industry partners including Start-Ups, SMEs, and Large Enterprises.

Institutional partners combining Ireland’s talent in energy, climate, and marine.

Collaborating
countries across industry, academia, and government.

The Impact of Our Research

Informing Policy

Inform energy, climate, and marine policy by increasing and improving the scientific evidence base for policy-makers.

Supporting Industry

Enhance the capacity of industry across the energy, climate, and marine sectors to enable sustainable economic development.

Empowering Society

Support societal engagement on grand challenges to facilitate participatory action on the energy transition, climate action, and the blue economy.

EPA Climate Report

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Met Éireann (MÉ) and the Marine Institute (MI) have published a report on “The Status of Ireland’s Climate”.

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