Photo: Dr Dave Quirk (Isle of Man Newspapers ). Retrieved from iomtoday.co.im
A director of the Energy & Sustainability Centre Isle of Man (ESC) is leading a consortium bidding for €5million of European Commission funding to build a new form of energy storage designed specifically for island communities.
Dr Dave Quirk says that five international companies are involved in the project, as well as the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Aveiro University, Portugal, which are seeking backing from the Horizon Europe programme which supports initiatives related to the green transition.
Dr Quirk, who is a visiting scientist at DTU, said: ‘Wind, solar and other sustainable forms of power have huge potential in many island communities, including the Isle of Man. But the missing piece of the jigsaw is how to store energy when it is generated, but not immediately required, in order to efficiently manage peaks and troughs in supply and demand.