Research Water and Waste Water

Research Water and Waste Water

May 7th 2014

ACORN Research Centre Limerick Institute of Technology

Intelligent Systems

Renewable Energy Technologies

Energy Management and Environmental Ecosystems

Sustainable Manufacturing

Smart Facilities

Smart Electrical Networks

Overview

Focused on the Engineering and Environmental Sustainable Solutions for Industrial, Commercial Utility Applications and Natural Ecosystems. Industry Driven, Applied Research, Innovation & Development.

Strands

Energy

Management

Monitoring&

Analysis

Information Technology

Water &Waste Water

Multi-Disciplinary Research

Examples of Projects

Collaborative Projects on Water •Water Monitoring at DePuy Synthes Ltd,

Cork.•Energy Monitoring at Limerick WWTP.•Resource Efficiency for Thomond Park.•Remote Water Quality Monitoring Systems in

Rivers. ENGINEERING COMPETENCES

Wired and Wireless Monitoring Systems.Process Optimisation, PLC/VSD/SCADA Applications.ISOS5001, Energy Management, Demand Side Management.Integrated Renewable Energy Systems, Smart Grid.

The Study of the Nitrogen Footprint in the Vicinity of River basins

Study of Disinfectant By- Products in Drinking water

Potable Water Distribution Network Model for Quality and Operations Management

Other collaborative Projects

The Development of a Quality management system for urban waste water treatment plants in Ireland

Application of Wireless Sensor Technology in Wastewater Treatment Plant Environmental Monitoring Systems

The Real-Time Wireless Monitoring of Odorous Gases at Wastewater Treatment Plants

Environmental Management and MonitoringLimerick City Main Drainage

Case Study 1 Wireless monitoring of pH temperature and odours in waste water treatment plant

Sensors

Gateway

Internet

Firewall

Server

Database

Decisive Solution Systems

pH and Temperature Sensor

pH and Temperature Wireless Sensor Deployed at Limerick Main Drainage

Correlation between Active sampling and analysis and wireless sensor for H2S

ACORN Research Centre (WATER)Strands

Funding Sources:EPA STRIVE ProgrammeLimerick Institute of Technology Internal Seed Fund ISFTEMPOEnterprise Ireland Further Information Head of Research and Technology TransferSiobhan.Moane@lit.ieDirector of Centre John.Cosgrove@lit.ie

Intelligent Systems

Renewable Energy Technologies

Energy Management and Environmental Ecosystems

Sustainable Manufacturing

Smart Facilities

Smart Electrical Networks

Centre Members John Cosgrove ( Director) Mr Paul VeseyMr Ian Foley Dr Ken Oakley Dr Josephine Treacy

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