Smart Projects and Demonstrators in Cork Innovating/Creating/Connecting About the Cork Smart Gateway: A smart agenda is being developed in Cork which builds on the existing assets, attributes and experiences in the region and will help posi- tion Cork as a ‘World-Class Smart Region’. The Cork Smart Gateway was established by Cork City Council, Cork County Council, Nimbus Re- search Centre and Tyndall National Institute to pursue and facilitate the delivery of this agenda. Vision: The Cork Smart Gateway aims to enhance the reputation of Cork as an attractive region for people to live, work, visit and invest. Objectives: The Cork Smart Gateway will achieve this vision by: Engaging with citizens to identify the evolv- ing challenges and opportunities that impact on their quality of life Identifying suitable and achievable smart projects through a collaborative multi stake- holder approach Encouraging an open and innovation ecosys- tem that supports industry through the fa- cilitation of test beds to pilot new technologies Introduction This brochure contains a collection of 17 snapshots of key smart dem- onstrators, projects and test beds from the Cork Region. The goal of this brochure is to disseminate concise information about these smart demonstrators to interested stakeholders in industry, academia, public organisations and also to Cork citizens. This brochure provides a web link and contact details for each item to enable the reader to easily get more information. Projects Included: 1. Water Systems and Services Innovation Centre 2. Mallow Systems Innovation Centre 3. National Sustainable Building Energy Test bed 4. Cork County Council Energy Efficiency Projects 5. Upgrade of Clonakilty Wastewater Treatment Plant 6. Electricity Generation at Tramore Valley Park 7. Open Data Repository 8. Choice Based Letting 9. Cork City Now 10. Tyndall National Institute Energy Saving Projects 11. Infrastructure Access at Tyndall National Institute 12. Ludgate@Skibbereen 13. Environment Research Institute 14. LIR National Ocean Test Facility 15. Precision Agriculture Technology Testbed 16. On Farm Testing for Bovine Disease Diagnostics 17. Cork Citizen Engagement Survey This is the first iteration of this brochure and showcases a small num- ber of the smart projects and demonstrators that are present across Cork city and county. For more information on the Cork Smart Gateway Initiative, or to recommend a project for inclusion in future editions of the Smart Demonstrator Brochure, please contact [email protected] Water Systems and Services Innovation Centre The Water Systems and Services Innovation Centre (WSSIC) is a joint venture between Cork City Coun- cil, Cork County Council and the Nimbus Centre at Cork Institute of Technology. WSSIC is a centre for applied research and technological innovation for Irish water sector companies. WSSIC helps compa- nies make innovative ‘smart’ water systems, turning ideas for new water-sector products and services into reality, for increased sales, jobs and exports. It helps companies raise innovation funding and pro- vides access to the powerful skills of the Nimbus Team and CIT’s resources. Through its international connections and collaborations, WSSIC actively pro- motes Irish water-sector companies and services overseas. Since it was established in 2013, WISSIC has com- pleted 35 projects; a few examples are described below: Hydrolight Ltd: WSSIC has carried out 3 projects with this innovative Cork based start-up company. They have patented a new water-sensor technology that has been developed in partnership with WSSIC and Cambridge University. Contact: Water Technology Ltd: WSSIC worked closely Kevin Fitzgibbon with this company’s engineers to upgrade the com- munications and database software systems for T:+353 (0)21 433 5095 their ‘Aquapod’ sensor technology. E:[email protected] Accuflow Ltd: WSSIC successfully developed a computer-based modelling tool for this Cork com- http://nimbus.cit.ie/ pany, to evaluate the performance of their innova- tec/water tion ‘Flowsave’ valve. Intel Ireland: In collaboration with Intel, WSSIC WSSIC, developed and deployed a water-quality monitoring Nimbus Centre, CIT, instrument platform, incorporating Intel electronic Cork components, which has been independently working on the River Liffey since January 2016. The Mallow Systems Innovation Centre The Mallow Systems Innovation Centre is a re- source and innovation centre promising far reaching technological, economic and educa- tional dividends for Mallow and the wider North Cork area. The Centre is a unique collaboration between the local community, Cork County Council, the Mallow Development Partnership (MDP) and Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). Developed in 2012, the Mallow Systems Innova- tion centre was the first centre of its kind in Ire- land and has resulted in a critical mass of tech- nology related activity in the North Cork town as a consequence of the collaboration between the Centre, local companies and educational facili- ties. The centre formally established Mallow as a des- ignated field trial site for research projects being undertaken at CIT and it offers an opportunity for innovative companies to come to Mallow for Contact: both testing and commercialisation phases of Brian Cahill new products and services. T:+353 (0)21 4335560 The initiative is being led by CIT’s Nimbus Cen- tre and positions Mallow as a test-bed where E: [email protected] wireless, medical and other technology is trialled before city-scale roll-out. The centre offers sup- http://nimbus.cit.ie/ tec/case-studies/ port for all types of technological innovation. To innovation-centre- date over €155K of projects have been initiated mallow/ with local businesses with over €80K of this coming from direct industry funding. Mallow Systems Innovation Centre In the summer of 2016, Mallow also became the Nimbus Centre, first town in Cork to offer free public WIFI which CIT will enable further developments in the North Cork Cork town. National Sustainable Building Energy Test bed Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) in partnership with United Technologies Research Centre Ire- land Ltd (UTRC-I). UTRC-I manage the “National Sustainable Building Energy Test bed” (NSBET) located in CIT’s Nimbus Centre. UTRC-I special- ise in building infrastructure and services, heat- ing and air conditioning, fire and security sys- tems and power generation. They are conduct- ing research related to whole building energy and power management to capture retrofit op- portunities that scale from a single building to multiple buildings at district level. This collaborative project creates a whole- building energy and power management tech- nology demonstrator within the Nimbus building scalable to a district or campus level. The test bed is a strategic resource for the Institute and a platform for CIT from which it can develop new, industry-focused, research which in turn informs new curricula across the Faculty of Sci- ence and Engineering. Contact: The facility is available to national and interna- Dave Hamilton, tional commercial entities within the Energy space as an enabler to trial Research & Develop- T:+353 (0)21433 5570 ment work, particularly within the areas of De- mand Side Management, and issues around E:[email protected] Intermittency. The test-bed is also available for experimental work to other Higher Education in- http://nimbus.cit.ie/ stitutions and researchers both nationally and tec/case-studies/etb/ internationally through European Commission funded research projects. Nimbus Centre, CIT Bishopstown, Cork Cork County Council Energy Efficiency Projects Cork County Council is fully certified to ISO50001 and it has achieved this certification for its whole of service energy management system which has considerable positive implica- tions for energy saving and carbon emissions long-term. This certification has been achieved primarily through the focused efforts of the En- ergy Management Action Plan (E-Map) Team, a multi-disciplinary group led by the Environment Directorate within the County Council. This team, which was set up in 2012, has ex- ceeded every national target set, has overseen more than 100 individual actions county-wide, all of which positively contributed to the organi- sation reaching its 2020 energy efficiency tar- gets as set out under Ireland’s 3rd National En- Contact: ergy Efficiency Action Plan 2014-2017. Brian Ahern The initiative was set up with the assistance of E:[email protected] Sustainable Energy Authority Ireland (SEAI) http://www.corkcoco.ie/ with the primary objective to develop, imple- co/web/Global%20Nav/ ment and monitor individual energy actions Home which will positively contribute to Cork County Council reducing its energy consumption, Sustainable Energy thereby reducing its carbon emissions. Action Plan: http:// www.covenantofmayors. The Energy Management System (ISO 50001) eu/about/ was developed in conjunction with the County signatories_en.html? Council Sustainable Energy Action Plan which is city_id=2575&seap the tool for achieving the formal commitment of towns, cities and regions that have signed the Cork County Council Covenant of Mayors to reduce their CO2 County Hall equivalent emissions beyond the 20% target. Carrigrohane Road Cork Innovative Upgrade of Clonakilty Wastewater Treatment Plant Irish Water and Cork County Council recently upgraded the wastewater treatment plant in Clonakilty. The project also upgraded the main pumping station at Long Quay, providing