KEVIN LYNCH & FINTAN WHELAN
BE Chemical Engineering 1986& BComm 1978, MBS 1996
KEVIN LYNCH & FINTAN WHELAN
Developer of large-scale renewable projects, Source Energie, co-founded by Kevin Lynch and Fintan Whelan, teamed up with...
Climatology
GERALD MILLS
BA Geography and History 1980, MA 1983
GERALD MILLS
In October 2021, Dr Gerald Mills was awarded the 2021 Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the field of Ur...
ROBERT MOONEY
BA Sociology and Mathematics 1998
ROBERT MOONEY
In November 2021, Dr Rob Mooney was appointed to lead the National Dialogue on Climate Action, which will engage and emp...
VICKY BROWN
BA Psychology 1994
VICKY BROWN
Vicky Brown has launched Rewrite, a climate literacy programme for businesses and schools, designed to educate on the fu...
KEVIN LYNCH & FINTAN WHELAN
BE Chemical Engineering 1986& BComm 1978, MBS 1996
Developer of large-scale renewable projects, Source Energie, co-founded by Kevin Lynch and Fintan Whelan, teamed up with ERM Dolphyn, in March 2022, to promote and scale its plan to deploy floating wind turbines with onboard hydrogen electrolysis plants in the Celtic Sea. Its first project is targeted for deployment in 2027/28. Prior to founding Source Energie, Lynch founded and led Amarenco Renewable Energy. Whelan was a founder of Mainstream Renewable Energy and led the finance group at Airtricity.
GERALD MILLS
BA Geography and History 1980, MA 1983
In October 2021, Dr Gerald Mills was awarded the 2021 Luke Howard Award for Outstanding Contributions to the field of Urban Climatology. He is Associate Professor at the School of Geography at UCD. Dr Mills’ research focuses on urban climatology, the links between cities and global climate change and sustainable design. He is also author of Urban Climates, a key textbook for urban climatologists. Dr Mills taught in the US from 1989 to 1997, including at Bowling Green University, Ohio and University of California, Los Angeles.
ROBERT MOONEY
BA Sociology and Mathematics 1998
In November 2021, Dr Rob Mooney was appointed to lead the National Dialogue on Climate Action, which will engage and empower stakeholders and the public with climate action. A social and behavioural scientist and strategist, Dr Mooney previously worked with the Department of Health on COVID-19 and NPHET policy and communications.
VICKY BROWN
BA Psychology 1994
Vicky Brown has launched Rewrite, a climate literacy programme for businesses and schools, designed to educate on the fundamentals of climate change and the solutions to reach net zero. Supported by the government, Rethink Ireland, and the Environmental Protection Agency, Rewrite aims to build responsibility and responsiveness at every level of society.