IBM to discuss use of IT in renewable energy and energy efficiency with Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security

Dr Lisa Amini from IBM will discuss her vision for the application of information technology in the area of sustainable and renewable energy and energy efficiency at the meeting of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security in Leinster House tomorrow, Wednesday, 27 October. Chairman of the Committee on Climate Change and Energy Security, Dinny McGinley, TD, said: “Dr Lisa Amini is a distinguished engineer and the first Director of IBM Research's Smarter Cities Technology Centre in Dublin. Researchers at the Smarter Cities Technology Centre focus on advancing science and technology for intelligent urban and environmental systems. Our meeting with Dr Lisa Amini will provide her with an opportunity to highlight how innovative technologies can lead to greater energy efficiency and help cut down on carbon emissions, while Committee Members will have a chance to question her on the latest developments in the use of IT to gain energy efficiency.
Transformation in the way people and businesses use technology could reduce annual man-made global emissions by 15 per cent by 2020 and deliver energy efficiency savings to global businesses of over €500 billion, according to the Smart2020 report by The Climate Group.
The use of information technologies in smart buildings, smart electricity grids, smart transport and logistics - among other industrial uses - can help slash annual global greenhouse gas emissions. The biggest gains that can be made from better use of technology are in power generation and distribution, buildings and transportation – three areas which contribute to the bulk of greenhouse gases.”
This meeting will take place in Committee Room 1, Leinster House at 2.30pm tomorrow, Wednesday, 27 October.