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Wednesday, 10th March, 2010

Launch of the Competence Centre for Biorefining and Bioenergy

Tánaiste (Deputy-Prime Minister) and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment Mary Coughlan T.D. today (10 March, 2010), provided a welcome € 56m boost to companies determined to succeed and grow in the Smart Economy. Conceived by her Department as part of the Government’s Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation, the Competence Centres are being delivered jointly by Enterprise Ireland and IDA Ireland. Clusters ofcompanies will work together to overcome common research
challenges and drive opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs.

The Competence Centre for Biorefining & Bioenergy will be based in NUI Galway, and co-hosted by UL and UCD. Bioenergy is energy that is latent in plants and the Competence Centre for Biorefining & Bioenergy researchers will focus on ways to convert that energy into useful forms like heat, energy and fuels for transport.
 
Launching the Competence Centres, the Tánaiste said: “Today we are marking a departure from the traditional approach to R&D in favour of a collaborative system where companies that might ordinarily be competitors agree to share knowledge, risk and the rewards of pooling their research resources."

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Pictured: Tanaiste Mary Coughlan T.D. with John Travers AER Ltd. (left) and J.J. Leahy, UL at the launch of the Competence Centre for Biorefining and Bioenergy on 10th March, 2010.

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