€14m lab to pioneer marine energy

A new €14m research lab will help make Ireland a global leader in marine renewable energy research, the energy minister was told yesterday.

Scientists based at a new research campus in Cork Harbour briefed Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte on the progress of their new Beaufort Laboratory. Once completed, by 2016, it will be the largest marine renewable energy research facility in the world.

It is being built by University College Cork next to the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) in Haulbowline as part of the Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) campus plan.