Research Water and Waste Water May 7 th 2014 ACORN Research Centre Limerick Institute of Technology
Intelligent Systems Renewable Energy Technologies Energy Management and Environmental Ecosystems Sustainable Manufacturing Smart Facilities Smart Electrical Networks Overview Focused on the Engineering and Environmental Sustainable Solutions for Industrial, Commercial Utility Applications and Natural Ecosystems. Industry Driven, Applied Research, Innovation & Development. Strands
EnergyManagement Monitoring & Analysis Information Technology Water & Waste Water Multi-Disciplinary Research
Examples of Projects
Collaborative Projects on Water Water Monitoring at DePuy Synthes Ltd, Cork. Energy Monitoring at Limerick WWTP. Resource Efficiency for Thomond Park. Remote Water Quality Monitoring Systems in Rivers. ENGINEERING COMPETENCES Wired and Wireless Monitoring Systems. Process Optimisation, PLC/VSD/SCADA Applications. ISOS5001, Energy Management, Demand Side Management. Integrated Renewable Energy Systems, Smart Grid.
The Study of the Nitrogen Footprint in the Vicinity of River basins Study of Disinfectant By- Products in Drinking water Potable Water Distribution Network Model for Quality and Operations Management Other collaborative Projects
The Development of a Quality management system for urban waste water treatment plants in Ireland Application of Wireless Sensor Technology in Wastewater Treatment Plant Environmental Monitoring Systems The Real-Time Wireless Monitoring of Odorous Gases at Wastewater Treatment Plants
Environmental Management and Monitoring Limerick City Main Drainage
Case Study 1 Wireless monitoring of pH temperature and odours in waste water treatment plant
pH and Temperature Sensor
pH and Temperature Wireless Sensor Deployed at Limerick Main Drainage
Correlation between Active sampling and analysis and wireless sensor for H 2 S
ACORN Research Centre (WATER) Strands Funding Sources: EPA STRIVE Programme Limerick Institute of Technology Internal Seed Fund ISF TEMPO Enterprise Ireland Further Information Head of Research and Technology Transfer Director of Centre Intelligent Systems Renewable Energy Technologies Energy Management and Environmental Ecosystems Sustainable Manufacturing Smart Facilities Smart Electrical Networks Centre Members John Cosgrove ( Director) Mr Paul Vesey Mr Ian Foley Dr Ken Oakley Dr Josephine Treacy