Transcript Climate Technology

Dr Fionn Rogan
Climate Change Research workshop
Presentation, 29th May 2013
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EPA Fellowship Call
ERI Project Proposal
Project Overview
Climate-KIC
• June 2012 - Climate Technology Fellowship
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Enhance awareness of requirement and scope for climate solutions in
the research community
Bridge the gap between the demand and solutions space in addressing
climate change challenges
Work with key stakeholders to identify gaps, potential solutions and
improve communication
Identify and assess opportunities to link with EU and global initiatives
(e.g. Climate KIC) and explore potential for greater involvement
Identification of research in Ireland that could offer innovative solutions
to Irish climate challenges
Assess whether potential solutions could be applicable internationally
Identify barriers to development of commercial technological climate
solutions in Ireland and how these might be addressed
• Climate Technology - Realizing the Potential
Fionn Rogan
Brian Ó Gallachóir
Paul Bolger
• Five work packages:
1. Climate technology assessment methodologies
2. Climate mitigation and adaptation technologies
database
3. Multi-criteria assessment of all climate
technologies
4. Identification of high-potential climate
technologies and barriers-to-success analysis
5. Dissemination activities
• Identification of climate technology assessment
methodologies
• Irish publications:
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Technology Foresight Ireland (ICSTI); Research Prioritisation Review
(Forfás); Building Ireland’s Smart Economy (Dept of Taoiseach)
• International research:
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Environmental Technology Verification Program (US EPA); Technology Needs
Assessments for Climate Change (UNDP); Environment Eco-Innovation for a
Sustainable Future (EU); Climate Technology Initiative (IEA)
• Academic Literature
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Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis; Renewable and Sustainable
Energy Reviews; Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
• WP1 Output: Two methodologies for multi-criteria climate
technology assessment
• Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)
• Methodologies
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Weighted sum method (WSM)
Multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT)
Outranking (ELECTRE, PROMETHEE)
Analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
• Criteria
– Delphi; Least Mean Square; Correlation coefficient
• Weighting
– Subjective; Objective
• Identification of climate mitigation and adaptation
technologies
• Datasets:
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Environmental Technologies & Reviews (EPA); Energy Research Map
(SEAI); SFI Energy Research Project database; …
• Research bodies:
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Universities (UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, NUIG, NUIM,…); Research institutes
(ERI, HMRC, IERC, ICARUS, c4i, Earth Institute,…); International sources
(Climate KIC, UNDP); …
• Industry engagement
• Climate technology workshop
• WP2 Output: Database of solution-focused climate
mitigation and adaptation technologies
• Multi-criteria assessment of all identified climate
technologies
– Weightings assigned via collaboration with project stakeholders
• Technologies sorted according to:
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Climate change mitigation or adaptation potency
Robustness & cost
Market potential (domestically and internationally)
Alignment with Research Prioritisation Review and other policy
requirements
• WP3 Output: Matrix with ranking of all climate
technologies based on multi-criteria analysis
• Identification of high-potential climate technologies and
barriers-to-success analysis
– Technologies with commercial, innovation and
environmental potential
– Solutions from Ireland and for Ireland
– Analysis of market gap and barriers to successful diffusion
– Stakeholder involvement:
• IDA, Enterprise Ireland, Forfás
• WP4 Output: A barriers-to-success analysis of highpotential climate technologies
• Dissemination of high-potential climate technologies and
opportunities arising
– International collaboration:
• Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)
• Climate-KIC (Knowledge Innovation Community)
– Dissemination plan:
• Workshops with key project stakeholders
• Project publications
• Conference presentations
• WP5 Output: National showcase of climate technologies
Source: Mary Ritter, Climate-KIC
Source: Mary Ritter, Climate-KIC
Source: Mary Ritter, Climate-KIC