[ Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028, Section 15(2) Two-Year Progress Report ]
Cork City Council is involved in several EU-funded projects that focus on climate-change mitigation or adaptation research, and pilot projects. These include:
• FEEL – exploring low-tech (frugal) approaches to energy efficiency and resource sufficiency at a community level. • GreenInCities – re-naturing urban areas of social deprivation through the use of nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. • MiniStor – piloting the benefits of using Thermo Change and Phase Changes materials to reduce the carbon footprint of the home. • TIPS4PED – developing a digital twin-based platform approach in the urban built environment to establish and manage a Positive Energy District. • Intelligent Cities Challenge 2.0 – the Local Green Deal approach of building local-level capacities to develop and implement strategies aimed at making cities greener, smarter and more liveable including by harnessing the practical benefits of cutting-edge technology solutions.
The following projects were completed in 2023:
• Upstairs – encouraging the set-up of energy communities promoting prosumerism and empowering citizens. • Intensify – engaging with citizens to empower them into taking action to reduce their carbon footprint. • RED WoLF – reduce carbon intensity on the grid by installing on demand electric storage heaters and hybrid storage system in social housing homes but limiting them to charging at low peak times or with solar PV (project complete, but system operational).
[OBJECTIVE 5.8] CORK CITY DECARBONISING ZONE
As part of the development of the Climate Action Plan 2024–2029, a Decarbonising Zone (DZ) was defined in 2022, stretching from the west of the city centre at the Tyndal Institute out towards, and including, the Munster Technological University’s Bishopstown campus. The DZ area was chosen as it incorporates a broad mix of buildings, businesses, institutions, and communities, with three Higher Educations Institutions (HEIs), a business and technology park, a hospital and mixed residential buildings. At 5 km2 it covers about 3% of the city’s area and with around 14,000 population includes approximately 6% of the city’s population (224,004, CSO 2022). While ultimately the aim is for the whole city to be a decarbonised zone, the CAP’s DZ area will be used to pilot specific actions.
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