International Energy Research Centre

Name

International Energy Research Centre

Legal name

University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork

Website

https://ierc.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Research Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory (EUAMANAB)

Keywords

• Collaborative energy research
• Building energy efficiency
• Intelligent grid research
• Energy policy consulting
• Renewable energy integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Cork

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. EU Research Funding: Primary revenue from competitive EU research programs including Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, which fund collaborative research projects with academic and industry partners.
2. National Research Funding (SEAI): Funding from Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme for Irish energy research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

IERC is a collaborative energy research center that conducts funded research across four themes — Energy in Buildings, Smart Energy Services and Regulatory Innovation, Intelligent Grid, and Energy Informatics. It delivers named EU- and SEAI-funded research projects (e.g., BUSHROSSs, ACTIVATE, Polinreb, DigiFab, Herit4Ages, Lumisol, MiniStor), operates experimental facilities including a hardware-in-the-loop Intelligent Grid Virtual Living Lab and a Daylight Laboratory, and provides a free energy-efficiency consulting service (Audit Plus) for energy-intensive industries.

Product overview

The International Energy Research Centre (IERC) is a collaborative energy research organization operating within the Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork, Ireland. Rather than offering a unified software product, IERC operates as a research center with four main research focus areas: Energy in Buildings, Smart Energy Services and Regulatory Innovation, Intelligent Grid, and Energy Informatics. The center manages multiple research projects including BUSHROSSs (building renovation training), ACTIVATE (non-energy benefits quantification), Polinreb (policy innovation for rented buildings), DigiFab (digital prefabricated renovations), Herit4Ages (heritage building efficiency), Lumisol (luminescent daylighting), MiniStor (thermal energy storage), and Audit Plus (energy efficiency consulting). IERC also operates laboratory facilities including a Daylight Laboratory and Intelligent Grid Experimental Facilities with virtual microgrid modeling and power hardware-in-the-loop capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Audit Plus Free-of-charge energy efficiency consulting service for energy-intensive industries (pharmaceutical, chemical, healthcare, cement, paper, glass, ceramics, metals, food processing), providing technology assessment, cost-benefit analysis, and implementation guidance.
• BUSHROSSs (Building Up Skills for Home Renovation One-Stop-Shops) Project developing qualification and upskilling schemes for stakeholders to establish and operate one-stop-shops (OSSs) that assist homeowners throughout the entire residential building energy refurbishment process across six European countries.
• ACTIVATE Project developing and testing an innovative methodology to identify and quantify the non-energy benefits associated with energy efficiency improvement actions and investments in the industrial sector.
• Polinreb Policy innovation project addressing the split-incentive issue in multi-sectoral rented buildings through green lease templates tailored to Irish market conditions.
• DigiFab Digital process chain for energy renovations using prefabrication, achieving near-zero-energy building levels with a 30% cost reduction and 2-day installation time per 200 m² unit.
• Herit4Ages Innovation action project developing technical and socially innovative solutions for cost-effective improvement and preservation of cultural heritage buildings.
• Lumisol Research on luminescent devices using quantum dots and/or dyes for daylighting conceived as light shelves that provide spectral modification to improve occupant health and reduce artificial lighting energy consumption.
• MiniStor (H2020) Horizon 2020 project developing minimal-size thermal and electrical energy storage systems for in-situ residential installation to harness the energy efficiency potential of European building stock.
• Intelligent Grid Experimental Facilities Virtual living lab for low-voltage microgrid research integrating detailed modeling, real-time simulation, and power hardware-in-the-loop testing, using OPAL-RT simulators and a CIGRE benchmark-based network model with realistic line impedances, PV, micro-wind, battery banks, heat-pump loads, and EV chargers.
• IERC Daylight Laboratory Laboratory facility for research on maximizing daylight and its impact on occupant health, wellness, and energy efficiency in buildings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% cost reduction in building renovation using DigiFab prefabricated methodology
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tyndall National InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIERC is hosted at Tyndall National Institute, University College Cork. This is a strategic hosting arrangement where IERC operates as a dedicated research center within the institute's facilities, sharing infrastructure and academic resources.
• Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAI provides research funding through its Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme. Funded projects include ACTIVATE (Grant 24/RDD/1130), Polinreb (Grant 24/RDD/1133), and Audit Plus.
• Cork City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BUSHROSSs project for building skills and one-stop-shop development, and collaborates on TIPS4PED project for Positive Energy Districts in Cork Docklands.
• Sofia Energy Centre Ltd (SEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in BUSHROSSs project focusing on training course delivery in Bulgaria for home renovation one-stop-shops.
• Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving Foundation (CRES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek partner in BUSHROSSs project for developing qualification and upskilling schemes for home renovation in Greece.
• Stowarzyszenie Gmin Polska Siec Energie Cites (PNEC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolish partner in BUSHROSSs project delivering training courses for stakeholders involved in one-stop-shop establishment.
• National University Of Life And Environmental Sciences Of Ukraine (NUBIP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian partner in BUSHROSSs project for delivering training courses in Ukraine related to one-stop-shop establishment and home renovation.
• Gradbeni Institut Zrmk Doo (GI ZRMK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSlovenian partner in BUSHROSSs project contributing to qualification and upskilling schemes development.
• Sdruzhenie Kamara Na Instalatorite V Balgariya (CISB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBulgarian partner in BUSHROSSs project focused on training activities for installers and building professionals.
• CERTH (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek research partner in MiniStor H2020 project focusing on thermal energy storage solutions.
• CNRS-PROMESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench research partner in MiniStor H2020 project contributing to thermal energy storage research.
• HSLU (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss partner in MiniStor H2020 project for thermal energy storage system development.
• CARTIFminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish technology center partner in MiniStor H2020 project.
• R2M SolutionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean innovation partner in MiniStor H2020 consortium.
• DUTH (Democritus University of Thrace)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreek academic partner in MiniStor H2020 project.
• FEUGAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDissemination and exploitation partner in MiniStor H2020 project.
• USC (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish academic partner in DigiFab project providing digital renovation process chain research.
• Heritage Building OwnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeritage building owners participate as demo sites in Herit4Ages project, providing cultural heritage buildings for demonstrating energy efficiency improvements.
• Sensei ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon 2020 project partner in smart energy services clustering activities focused on energy efficiency in the commercial rented sector.
• e-Crew ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon 2020 project partner in smart energy services clustering activities.
• Fresco ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon 2020 project partner in smart energy services clustering activities.
• SmartEPC ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU Horizon 2020 project partner in smart energy services clustering activities focused on Energy Performance Contracting.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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