This document provides an overview of various institutes of technology in Ireland involved in environmental and energy research, including their specific focuses and successful EU-funded projects. Key initiatives include phytoremediation and bioremediation efforts coordinated by the Institute of Technology Carlow and other partner institutions. Contact details for key personnel at each institute are also included.

1. FP7-Environment
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Institute of Technology Sector
Thomaé Kakouli-Duarte
EnviroCORE
Institute of Technology Carlow
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2. Overview of IoTs engaging in environmental
and energy research
• Athlone Institute of Technology
• Institute of Technology Carlow
• Cork Institute of Technology
• Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Institute of Technology Sligo
• Waterford Institute of Technology
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3. Athlone Institute of Technology
• Ecotoxicology
• Endocrine Disruption Group
• Innovative Wastewater Technologies
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4. Institute of Technology Carlow
• EnviroCORE: BioEnviromental Technologies
• Evolved from the existing Biotechnology and Molecular
Environmental Sciences (BMES) Centre
1. Phyto and Microbial technologies for waste management
2. Biomass production and plant biotransformations
3. Bioenergy
4. Biological components for environmental
bioindicators/biosensors
5. Biodiversity and conservation
6. Environmental monitoring and risk assessment
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5. Cork Institute of Technology
• Clean Technology Centre
• Mass Spectrometry Research Centre for Proteomics and
Biotoxins
• Air Quality Monitoring
• Energy Engineering Group
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6. Dundalk Institute of Technology
• Centre for Renewable Energy (CREDIT)
• National Center for Freshwater Studies
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7. Institute of Technology Sligo
• Centre for Sustainability
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8. Waterford Institute of Technology
• Environmental Sensing Research Group
• Centre for Renewable Energy Research
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9. Successful involvement in
EU-funded projects
Project 1 (FP5)
• Endophytic degrader bacteria for improving phytoremediation of
organic xenobiotics (ENDEGRADE; EU PROJECT: QLK3-CT2000-
00164)
• EU CONTRIBUTION: €1,200,000
• DURATION: 36 months
• START: 1 January 2001
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10. Partners
1. National Environmental Research Institute (NERI; Project Coordinator; Risk
Assessment)-Denmark
2. Environment & Resources, DTU, Technical University of Denmark (Modelling)-
Denmark
3. Milieu- en Procestechnologie Vito (Strain construction; Reporter Systems)-
Belgium
4. Macaulay Land Use Institute (MLURI; Strain characterization and detection)-UK
5. Centre for Environmental Sciences, Limburgs Universitair Centrum (Strain
isolation; Reinoculation studies; Greenhouse and field demonstrations)-Belgium
6. Biotechnology and Molecular Environmental Sciences (BMES) Centre, Institute of
Technology Carlow (Strain construction)-Ireland
7. Siegfried D'Haene & Gunther De Becker DEC NV (DEME Environmental
Contractors–NV; Management of filed studies)-Belgium
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11. Project 2 (FP5)
• Testing integrated GM-rhizoremediation systems for soil
bioremediation
• (GM-RHIZOREMEDIATION; EU PROJECT: QLK3-CT-2001-
00101)
• EU CONTRIBUTION: €1,300,000
• DURATION: 36 months
• START: 1 January 2002
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12. Partners
• Biotechnology and Molecular Environmental Sciences (BMES) Centre,
Institute of Technology Carlow (Project Coordinator) – Ireland
• University College Cork, NUI – Ireland
• Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry-Academy of Sciences
of the Czech Republic – Czech Republic
• The University of Tuebingen – Germany
• National Environmental Research Institute (NERI)-Denmark
• Nova Research Inc – USA
• DANISCO A/S – Denmark
• Universidad Autonoma de Madrid – Spain
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13. Contact Details
• Institute of Technology Carlow
– Patricia Mulcahy (mulcahyp@itcarlow.ie)
– David Dowling (david.dowling@itcarlow.ie)
– David Ryan (david.ryan@itcarlow.ie)
– Thomaé Kakouli-Duarte (thomae.kakouli@itcarlow.ie)
– Dina Brazil (dina.brazil@itcarlow.ie)
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14. Contact Details
• Athlone Institute of Technology
– Andy Fogarty (afogarty@AIT.IE)

15. Contact Details
• Cork Institute of Technology
– Kevin James (kjames@cit.ie)

16. Contact Details
• Dundalk Institute of Technology
– Suzanne Linnane (suzanne.linnane@dkit.ie)
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17. Contact Details
• Sligo Institute of Technology
– John Bartlett (bartlett.john@itsligo.ie)