ERASMUS Intensive Programme

in Sustainable Living Communities

Dundalk Institute of Technology

15TH -26TH October 2012

Partnering with FH JOANNEUM, Austria

and Satakunta University of Applied Sciences,

Finland

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Day Topic Time/Venue:

Monday 15th

October

• Welcome and enrolment

Mr. Denis Cummins; President of DkIT

Ms. Ann Campbell; Registrar of DkIT

Mr. Eugene Roe /Dr Daniel O’Brien; School of

Engineering

Ms. Noreen Carney, International Officer, DkIT

• Library registration/ tour of campus and

coffee

Development of student groups

Team building exercises!

(Mr. Gareth Kelly, DkIT)

9-10am

Whitaker Theatre

10-12am

12-1pm

Student Hub

1-2pm

2-4pm

N128

LUNCH

• Session 2

Outline of assessment

(Ms. Catherine McCloskey; DkIT)

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Scenario planning overview

(Ms. Catherine McCloskey; DkIT)

Students begin initial brain storming exercise

(Facilitated by available staff)

4-5pm

Tuesday 16th

October • Session 1

Ocean Energy

(Dr. Tom Dooley DkIT)

Review of Ocean Energy Technology.

9am-11am

N128

11am-11.30am

CAD Labs

C217/ C215

11.30am-1pm

1pm-2pm

Whitaker Theatre

2pm-3pm

3pm-4.30pm

Student Hub

4.30pm-5pm

Student Hub

Coffee

Modelling of ocean energy devices

Guest Industry Speaker

OpenHydro:

Mr Niall O’Callaghan;

Lunch

• Session 2

Student project work facilitated by lecturing

staff/ external stakeholders

Reflective learning/Feedback and discussions on

learning to date.

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Wednesday 17th

October • Session 1

Energy from waste:

Site visit to Indaver Ireland

(Waste to Energy Facility Duleek Co. Meath)

9-1pm

Bus from college

campus

1-2pm

2-3pm

Whitaker

3-5pm

Whitaker

Lunch

• Session 2

‘Waste management options in Agriculture’

(Dr Siobhan Jordan; Applied science DkIT)

Sustainable Waste management options in

cities

(Dr Sirpa Sandelin; SAMK Finland)

Thursday 18

th

October • Session 1

Workshop/ lecture session

(delivered by FH JOANNEUM)

Taking as a starting point a building with a

simple structure, the following points shall be

analysed:

• Structural design and the loading

conditions in Austria vs. Ireland and

Finland

• Different construction materials and

their typical use

9-11am

Whitaker

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Coffee 11-11.30am

11.30-1pm

Whitaker

1pm-2pm

2pm -5pm

CASALA

8pm

• Energy efficient building constructions

• Different facade systems

• U-value, thermal power

• Energy performance certificate for

buildings

Lunch

Sustainable living..

Contribution from DkIT research groups CASALA

(Centre for Affective Solutions for Ambient

Living Awareness) and The Netwell group.

Both groups demonstrate the application of

SMART technology.

1. Overview of research

2. Site visit to The Great Northern Haven

and 3D CAVE.

Final Student project work facilitated by

lecturing staff/ external stakeholders.

Traditional Cultural Evening

The Oriel Centre Dundalk

Friday 19th

October

• Session 1 Lecture Session on Energy-Performance

Certificates (delivered by FH Joanneum)

9-11am

Whitaker

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Coffee

11-11.30am

11.30-1pm

N128

• Session 2 Workshop/ lecture session focusing on Solar

Energy

(delivered by Dr Petteri Pulkkinen; SAMK

Finland)

1. Discussion and overview of Cost

effective and modular building

automation systems with more open

interfaces

2. Seasonal smart energy storage

technology.

Focal points are:

2.1. Seasonal storage technology in the

demonstration environment.

2.2. Inverter and power electronics

technology

2.3. Algorithms for the optimized

operation of the demo-environment.

Requirements for the solar energy system

integration into electricity grid as well as

district heating network

The focal points are:

3.1. Business models and requirements

for operating in Smart Energy Grids

environment

3.2. Enhancing the formation of common

practices in the energy production

markets in Finland.

3.3. Supporting the formation of the

company value chain in the field of

hybrid renewable energy system

automation.

3.4. Networking

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Lunch

1-2pm

2-4pm

Student Hub

Student Project Work

Saturday 20th

October Visit to Dublin

Monday 22nd

October • Session 1

Lecture/ workshop session

(Delivered by Mr. Gareth Kelly, DkIT)

• Development of sustainable water

resources

• Contamination transport and

groundwater protection

• Reduction of water consumption

• Wastewater treatment using reed beds

Continued after coffee.

9am-11am

Whitaker

11am-11.15am

11.15am-12pm

Whitaker

12pm-1pm

1pm-3pm

N128

Coffee

Session resumes..

Lecture/ workshop session

(Delivered by Mr. Brendan Walsh, DkIT)

• Sustainable urban drainage systems

• Living with flooding

Lunch

Lecture/ workshop

Contribution from DkIT ‘Water is life’ research

group.

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• Student project work facilitated by

lecturing staff/ external stakeholders

3pm-5pm

Student hub

Tuesday 23rd

October • Session 1

Lecture/ workshop session

(Delivered by FH JOANNEUM)

• Cogeneration

o different CHP-technologies

(general & for reg. energy

sources) and their technological

characteristics

o operational aspects of CHP

o integration of CHP in the energy

supply system

o dimensioning of CHP

9am-11am

N128

11am-11.15am

11.15am-12pm

N128

12-1pm

1-2pm

Coffee

• Session 2 (Delivered by FH JOANNEUM)

• Grids (balance of grids/micro grids;

integrating wind energy into the grid)

• Comparison of existing grid structures in

Ireland, Finland & Austria.

• Comparison: Grid structures; reliability

indicators; methods of reliability

indicator calculation; existing grid

potentials; future extension strategies;

balance energy strategies; energy

storage strategies; costs

Lunch

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Lecture/ workshop session

(Delivered by CREDIT, Centre for Renewable

Energy at DkIT)

• Overview and discussion of research by

CREDIT Centre; (Dr Niall McMahon)

• Parallel session (To facilitate numbers):

• Site visit to DkIT on campus auto-

producing wind turbine and overview of

flow battery and testing.(Facilitated by

Ray Byrne)

• Student project work facilitated by

lecturing staff/ external stakeholders

Whitaker Theatre

2-4pm

Site visit/ student

hub

4-5pm

Student hub

Wednesday 24th

October

Site visits:

Belfast

AFBI Hillsborough, formerly Agricultural

Research Institute of Northern Ireland.

Incorporating a visit to Harland and Wolff

Belfast and the Titanic centre.

Methane Studies; Methane collars; respiration

chambers; GHG emissions from diary systems.

Judith McBride ; Tianhai Yan

Dairy: Nutrient management; production

studies; View parlour

Conrad Ferris, Mike Davis

8.30am-6pm

10-10.30am

10.30-11.15am

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Anaerobic digestion

Stephen Gilkinson

Renewable Energy:

Willow plant to chip burner

Miscanthus

Bioremediation

Solar panels

Chris Johnston; Greg Forbes

Constructed wetland

Greg Forbes

Afternoon Session

Visit to Titanic Centre Belfast

11.15-12pm

12-1pm

2-5pm

Thursday 25th

October • Session 1

Contribution from DkIT’s School of Business

Studies:

Ms. Maeve McArdle

Case study: Social Sustainability

9am-12pm

Whitaker

12pm-2pm

We are very honoured to have as part of our

Intensive Programme the prestigious Launch of:

‘Smart ECO Hub’ ‘Innovating for a Sustainable Future’

This is Ireland’s first low carbon business

network and will foster innovation in low

carbon technologies through collaboration

between enterprise, government agencies and

education.

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The model adopted is that prevalent In Styria

Austria.

In attendance at the launch will be prominent

government, industry and academic

representatives.

Format:

Launch speech: Government representative, To

be confirmed.

Followed by Lunch and Networking.

2-5pm

Student hub

• Session 2

Student groups :

Final Preparation of Posters and presentations

Friday 26th

October • Session 1

Poster presentations

9am-11am

11am-11.30am

11.30am-1pm

1pm-2pm

3-5pm

Whitaker

Coffee

Poster presentations

Lunch

• Session 2

• Posters displayed in Public arena. (Student groups available to discuss)

• Presentation ceremony

• Concluding comments and thanks

(Mr. Denis Cummins, President of DkIT)

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