United Technologies' Sikorsky Black Hawk Helicopter
The announcement was made in Cork today by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O'Keeffe TD, and the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD.
The proposed research agenda is based on the two main research themes of energy and security systems. The centre will be based in the Tyndall National Institute at Cork University.
United Technologies Corporation, the 17th largest manufacturer in the US, provides high technology products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries. Its principal operating units include Otis, Carrier, UTC Fire and Security, Pratt and Whitney, Hamilton Sundstrand, Sikorsky and UTC Power.
The formation of United Technologies Research Centre Ireland (UTRCI) enables UTC to establish a European research base, thereby creating a strategic technological development presence.
A key driver in this decision has been UTC’s desire to identify global clusters of expertise to complement its corporate research centres, which are based in the US and China.
At the same time, UTC announced that it will become the founding member of the International Energy Research Centre (IERC). The government is due to invest €20 million in the IERC, which will be based at the Tyndall National Institute.
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