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Prof. Brian 脫 Gallach贸ir receives inaugural Irish Times Positive Impacts award
The Irish Times has chosen Prof Brian 脫 Gallach贸ir as the recipient of the inaugural Positive Impacts award, in association with EirGrid.
The award was presented by Kevin O鈥橲ullivan, Environment and Science Editor at The Irish Times and Doireann Barry, Chief Corporate Services Officer at EirGrid, at the Positive Impacts event which took place on Tuesday, May 21st in 1 Windmill Lane.
Prof 脫 Gallach贸ir is director of MaREI and Associate Vice-President of Sustainability at UCC, delivering on its ambitious plans to consolidate its role as a leading university of sustainability.
He has led the establishment of energy systems modelling capacity in Ireland over the past 20 years, and his research has underpinned Irish and EU energy and climate mitigation policies and energy company strategies. Under his leadership, MaREI has completed major energy research for the IEA, the OECD and the Government. Brian is an elected Fellow of the Irish Academy of Engineering.
Kevin O鈥橲ullivan, Environment and Science Editor at The Irish Times, who chaired the judging panel for the award, said:
鈥楤oth MaREI and Brian have received multiple awards for their work. But in the context of this award, which honours a person who has a major impact in terms of engagement and fostering understanding, Brian is particularly deserving of this honour. On behalf of The Irish Times, I would like to wish Prof Brian 脫 Gallach贸ir the very best in his continued endeavours and congratulate him on receiving the inaugural Positive Impacts award in association with EirGrid.鈥�
Doireann Barry, Interim Chief Corporate Services Officer at EirGrid said:
鈥淎t EirGrid, our role is to secure the transition of our electricity grid to low carbon renewable energy, so we were delighted to partner with The Irish Times for Positive Impacts 2024. I鈥檇 like to congratulate Prof Brian 脫 Gallach贸ir for winning the inaugural Positive Impacts Award. It was an honour to be part of the judging panel which recognised the key role he鈥檚 playing in Ireland鈥檚 decarbonisation journey, through his research and work on energy system models.鈥�
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