South West College and Queen’s University Belfast are pooling resources to boost local firms’ skills in the high growth renewable energy sector.
The environmental research and innovation partnership will focus on energy from biomass with potential for expansion in other sectors. It is a result of ongoing collaboration coordinated through the Department of Empleyment and Learning’s Connected Programme.
Malachy McAleer, South West College director said: “Innovation is critical for the continued growth of the renewable sector. Northern Irish companies in the clean and green sector require dedicated R&D support if we are to achieve ambitious targets for renewable energy and develop ideas into products, profit and jobs.”