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 200 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

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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.

MaREI Director Professor Brian O’Gallachoir wins SFI Best International Engagement Award 2020

Science Foundation Ireland 2020 Science Awards recognise key leaders in the Irish Research Community

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Events

Webinar: Developing Wind Turbine Blades for the Future Challenges in the Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Sectors

December 2, 2020 12:00 pm

News

Henry Curran, Principal Investigator in MaREI @ NUIG named in the top 1% of researchers cited in his field for the 7th year in a row

December 1, 2020

News ERBE

Energy Resilience in the Built Environment Centre for Doctoral Training (ERBE CDT) – Call for Project Proposals for 2021 Cohort. Deadline Friday 8th January 2021

November 17, 2020

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