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🔍🎓 From academic research to real world impact at EirGrid ⚡ We were delighted to welcome a group of emerging engineers and researchers to EirGrid to present their Master’s theses and final‑year projects. These sessions showcased how early engagement with EirGrid can evolve into meaningful, real‑world research with long‑term impact for the electricity system. ✨ Featured research projects included: ⚡ Integrating Liquid Air Energy Storage with Irish Wind Farms to Reduce Curtailment and Enhance Grid Resilience Evelyn Farmer – Former EirGrid Group Intern Supervised by Prof. Donal Finn University College Dublin and Odhran O'Callaghan , Senior Engineer – Interconnection, EirGrid Group ⚡ Reduced Order Model of the All‑Island Irish Power System John Milne – Former EirGrid Group Intern Supervised by Dr. Georgios Tzounas University College Dublin , Deesh Dileep and Manuel H., Senior Engineer – Future Operations, EirGrid Group ⚡ Investigating HVDC Interconnection as a Contributor to Security of Electricity Supply in Ireland Margaret Humphreys – Former EirGrid Group Intern Supervised by Assoc. Prof. Barry Hayes University College Cork and Alison Maguire, Future Network Planning Engineer, EirGrid Group ⚡ Uncovering the Locational Costs of Electricity Transmission Zachary Webb Supervised by Dr. Efthymios Karangelos University College Dublin and Corné Muilwijk, Senior Lead Engineer - Interconnection, EirGrid Group The presentations were attended by EirGrid’s current interns, university thesis supervisors and EirGrid technical advisors, creating an excellent space to share research progress, exchange feedback and celebrate collaboration between academia and industry. 💡 It’s great to see this research journey come full circle, and we look forward to welcoming many of these researchers back to EirGrid as part of our future workforce. ⚡👏 #Earlycareers #Research #EirGrid