Cross-border research project aims to reduce costs of energy consumption

A €1.69m research project aimed at reducing costs for the manufacturing sector and creating jobs was launched yesterday by cabinet ministers Pat Rabbitte and Richard Bruton.

The cross-border collaboration between the Limerick Institute of Technology and the University of Ulster is funded through the International Energy Research Centre at the Tyndall National Institute, Cork.

The Total Energy Management for Production Operations will look at energy consumption patterns during the production process and analyse ways of reducing overall costs. The aim is to enable domestic and international firms understand where excess energy is being used.