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Competence Centre for Sustainable Energy (CCSE). A partnership between industry, government agencies and academia, for industry driven multi-discipline Renewable Energy Research with a clear emphasis on technology transfer and exploitation.
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Competence Centre for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) Apartnership between industry, government agencies and academia, for industry driven multi-discipline Renewable Energy Research with a clear emphasis on technology transfer and exploitation
Competence Centre for Sustainable Energy – progress to date • New Invest Northern Ireland (INI) Funding Programme for Industry Driven Research • Expression of Interest submitted 22 April 2008 on behalf of the QUESTOR Members plus affiliated companies • £21,000 funding awarded January 2010 to complete the Project Definition Stage (Business Plan) • Research Partners • The Institute for a Sustainable World (ISW) at QUB • AFBI . • But not a “closed shop” • £5M funding over 5 years • Matched funding over 5 years (Industrial contribution, academic contribution, leveraged funding) • Will fund research projects only (but must include plans for technology transfer/commercialisation)
COMPETENCE CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INDUSTRAL ADVISORY BOARD AFFLIATED COMPANIES RESEARCH COMMITTEE STEERING Group Manager & Administrator CLUSTER 1 ENERGY FROM BIOMASS CLUSTER 2 TURBINE DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURE CLUSTER 3 INTEGRATION AND STORAGE CLUSTER 4 ENERGY EFFICIENCY CORE RESEARCH PROGRAMME TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER EXPLOITATION AND COMMERCIALISATION
CCSE Organisation Chart QUESTOR Member Companies plus Affiliated Companies Industrial Advisory Board CCSE Steering Group Government Departments & Agencies Research Committee CCSE Manager CCSE Administrator Cluster 2 Turbine Development & Manufacture Cluster 1 Energy from Biomass Cluster 3 Integration & Storage Cluster 4 Energy Efficiency
QUESTOR INDUSTRAL ADVISORY BOARD AFFLIATED COMPANIES STEERING Group DIRECTOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY UNIT RESEARCH COMMITTEE CCSE MANAGER QUESTOR MANAGER QUESTOR CLUSTERS CCSE CLUSTERS TURBINE DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURE INTEGRATION & STORAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY FROM BIOMASS WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTE & REMEDIATION ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS THE QUESTOR CENTRE Competence Centre for Sustainable Energy INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION CENTRE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY UNIT TURBINE DEVELOPMENT & MANUFACTURE INTEGRATION & STORAGE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY FROM BIOMASS ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING WATER & WASTEWATER TREATMENT WASTE & REMEDIATION GOVERNMENT EDUCATION INCUBATION TRAINING RESEARCH OUTPUTS RESEARCH OUTPUTS