EirGrid Seminar ‘Celtic Interconnections: Generating and Consolidating Energies’

Published: 23 Apr, 2024

Join the TU Dublin National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies for our upcoming seminar supported by EirGrid and the Ambassade De France En Irlande.

Title

‘Celtic Interconnections: Generating and Consolidating Energies’

Venue

TU Dublin, Musgraves Training Restaurant, Central Quad, City Campus, Grangegorman

Date

Friday, 26th April 2024

Agenda

Time	Details
9:30am - 10:00am	Registration
10:00am - 10:15am	Official Opening Host: Dr Eamon Maher, Director, National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies, TU Dublin o Dr Orla McDonagh, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, TU Dublin o Mr Michael Mahon, EirGrid o Dr Brian A. Murphy, TU Dublin
10:15am - 11:15am	Keynote Address by Professor Brian Norton, UCC Chair: Dr Dominic Dillane, TU Dublin o Title: ‘Interconnection and renewable energy: systems, energy storage and information’
11:15am - 12:45pm	Round Table – ‘Generating and sustaining energ(y)(ies)’ Chair: Dr Sarah Nolan, IADT, President of AFIS o Ms Áine Murray , President of the French-Irish Chamber and Head of Communications at Veolia o Mr Pat Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs o Mr Glenn Carr, Director Commercial Business Units Iarnród Éireann / Port Authority Rosslare Europort
12:45 - 1:45pm	Lunch
1:45pm - 2:30pm	Keynote Address by Professor Eugene O’Brien, MIC Chair: Dr Eamon Maher, TU Dublin o Title: ‘Energeia and Actus: Energy as Symbolic Capital’
2:30pm - 4:15pm	Panel and Q&A – ‘Powering the Future: Ensuring Energy Sovereignty for the EU through Franco-Irish Collaboration’ Chair: Dr Charles Larkin, University of Bath o Ms Aine O’Mahony, Service économique de l’Ambassade de France en Irlande: ‘France-Ireland Collaboration for Energy Decarbonisation and Security’ o Dr Shane Colclough, Energy Expertise Limited/UCD: ‘Vive la recherche: Synergies between Ireland and France in the area of low-energy buildings’ o Dr Brian Ó Gallachóir, UCC: ‘How does the Celtic Interconnector build on existing strong and deep Celtic Interconnections?’ o Dr Roman Le Goff Latimier, École Normale Supérieure de Rennes: ‘Involving citizens in energy communities: tools and field experience’
4:15pm - 4:30pm	Coffee
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Concluding Comments Host: Dr Elaine Mahon, Assistant Director, NCFIS o Professor John Doran, Interim President, TU Dublin o His Excellency M. Vincent Guérend, French Ambassador to Ireland

Time

Details

9:30am - 10:00am

Registration

10:00am - 10:15am

Official Opening

Host: Dr Eamon Maher, Director, National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies, TU Dublin

o Dr Orla McDonagh, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, TU Dublin

o Mr Michael Mahon, EirGrid

o Dr Brian A. Murphy, TU Dublin

10:15am - 11:15am

Keynote Address by Professor Brian Norton, UCC

Chair: Dr Dominic Dillane, TU Dublin

o Title: ‘Interconnection and renewable energy: systems, energy storage and information’

11:15am - 12:45pm

Round Table – ‘Generating and sustaining energ(y)(ies)’

Chair: Dr Sarah Nolan, IADT, President of AFIS

o Ms Áine Murray , President of the French-Irish Chamber and Head of Communications at Veolia

o Mr Pat Kelly, Department of Foreign Affairs

o Mr Glenn Carr, Director Commercial Business Units Iarnród Éireann / Port Authority Rosslare Europort

12:45 - 1:45pm

Lunch

1:45pm - 2:30pm

Keynote Address by Professor Eugene O’Brien, MIC

Chair: Dr Eamon Maher, TU Dublin

o Title: ‘Energeia and Actus: Energy as Symbolic Capital’

2:30pm - 4:15pm

Panel and Q&A – ‘Powering the Future: Ensuring Energy Sovereignty for the EU through Franco-Irish Collaboration’

Chair: Dr Charles Larkin, University of Bath

o Ms Aine O’Mahony, Service économique de l’Ambassade de France en Irlande: ‘France-Ireland Collaboration for Energy Decarbonisation and Security’

o Dr Shane Colclough, Energy Expertise Limited/UCD: ‘Vive la recherche: Synergies between Ireland and France in the area of low-energy buildings’

o Dr Brian Ó Gallachóir, UCC: ‘How does the Celtic Interconnector build on existing strong and deep Celtic Interconnections?’

o Dr Roman Le Goff Latimier, École Normale Supérieure de Rennes: ‘Involving

citizens in energy communities: tools and field experience’

4:15pm - 4:30pm

Coffee

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Concluding Comments

Host: Dr Elaine Mahon, Assistant Director, NCFIS

o Professor John Doran, Interim President, TU Dublin

o His Excellency M. Vincent Guérend, French Ambassador to Ireland