Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport

Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion

Dr. Ciaran McNally:

Regarding electrification, I do not know if there is a specific paper, but there is certainly a theme in the conference that is designed to address electricity going from the vehicle to grid. Basically, the battery is not just powering one's car but can also power one's house. That is intended to be a theme of the conference. I am hopeful that we have captured some papers in that area.

On the ideas from third level, one of the strands that has not been mentioned yet is that we have a young researchers competition. It is intended to be for degree, master's and PhD-level students from across Europe. They can effectively submit an idea. It is not a paper but an idea. The intention is that they will be assessed and that the top ones will be brought to the conference. Their fare, conference fee and so on will be covered. We certainly have plans for that and much engagement is happening with visits to universities across Europe to try to draw entries for that competition.

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