Join the AI & Climate Sustainability Sandbox – March 2026

The Co-Centre for Climate Biodiversity + Water, in partnership with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet, invites forward-thinking companies to take part in an intensive, one-week AI Sandbox event at Trinity College Dublin, where AI will tackle your climate and sustainability challenges.

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We invite you to join our sandbox event where Artificial Intelligence will tackle your climate and sustainability challenge.

Bring your most pressing AI and sustainability challenge and a team of AI specialists, climate modelers, hydrologists and energy experts will use their skills to deliver innovative, research driven solutions you need.

Over five days, your problem will be analysed, modelled, and prototyped. You’ll walk away with early-stage solutions, tested code, open-source documentation, and a strategic report tailored to your business.

When:
23rd – 27th March 2026

Where:
Trinity Innovation Hub

Application deadline:
Wednesday 11th March

Register your company for the AI and Climate Sustainability Sandbox

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Who's involved?

World-class Research Partners

  • University of limerick
  • Ulster university
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  • Newcastle university logo
  • UK centre for ecology
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  • University of reading logo
  • Queens university logo
  • UCC logo
  • trinity college logo

What’s in it for your organisation?

Focused Expertise

Tap into a concentrated team of researchers in AI, climate and sustainability, working full time on your specific problem for five days.

Focused Expertise

Rapid Prototyping

Watch your challenge evolve from concept to near solution within a week – complete with tangible outputs and tested code.

Rapid Prototyping

Risk-free Experimentation

Safely test AI models and data strategies without disrupting existing systems.

Risk-free Experimentation

Open Source

All outputs, from code to methodology, will be openly shared to support replication and future development.

Open Source

Reputation Enhancement

Position your company at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and environmental leadership.

Reputation Enhancement

AI & Climate Sustainability Sandbox Case Studies

See how companies turned sustainability challenges into rapid AI prototypes.

Read two short case studies from ODOS Tech and Zinto Labs, created during the AI & Climate Sustainability Sandbox delivered by The Co-Centre for Climate Biodiversity + Water, in partnership with Technology Ireland ICT Skillnet.

In one intensive sprint, each company moved from a clear problem statement to practical technical outputs, including model approaches, early results, and next steps for real-world deployment.

Read the case studies

Register your company for the AI and Climate Sustainability Sandbox

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