Donegal County Council is to benefit from a programme called the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme which runs until 2020.
The programme promotes smart energy management in remote northern, peripheral and Arctic regions.
It has a total budget of €1.4 million, from which the North West of Ireland will get €730,000.
The aim is to improving energy efficiency, led by public authorities but working with universities and businesses.
Starting in May 2019, this project will last for 3 years and will involve 11 partners from across Europe’s Northern Periphery and Arctic zone stretching from Finland through Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Iceland to Canada in North America.
Under the programme, Donegal County Council will develop a smart pilot that monitors the indoor environment in all public buildings.
Meanwhile, Derry City and Strabane District Council will develop a smart grid pilot that integrates renewable energy, battery storage and smart energy management in the form of sensors and smart meters to monitor consumption and learn from user behaviour.
