Environment
Study: Hedgerow biomass in decline in Ireland
A new study has highlighted that hedgerow biomass is in decline in Ireland in terms of area, due to removals...
Environment
A new study has highlighted that hedgerow biomass is in decline in Ireland in terms of area, due to removals...
Environment
The European Commission has today (Wednesday, March 27) approved €900 million funding in France for companies investing in the use of...
Machinery
Mineral-oil-based fuels suffer a good deal of bad publicity, but the government’s enthusiasm for batteries as a universal method of...
Environment
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has published a guide to Specified Biomass Harvesting (SBH) as part of sustainable forest management....
Environment
Ireland had the highest consumption of biomass of all EU member states last year, according to most recent data by...
Agri-Business
A regional hub including farmers and foresters is set to be established in Ireland to scale-up bio-based solutions in rural...
Environment
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has welcomed the relaunch of the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) by Minister for...
Environment
The mobilisation of biomass feedstocks is set to become increasingly important as Ireland’s bioeconomy continues to develop, the Irish Bioenergy...
Environment
Insights presented in the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) National Heat Report may suggest that the growth potential for...
Machinery
Despite the constant talk that the future of all vehicles is electric, there is an emerging alternative narrative which centres...
Environment
The EU’s target of generating 40% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 “cannot be achieved” without European agricultural...
Environment
A new project is set to foster the establishment of bioenergy businesses in the midlands region in the coming years....
Environment
Biochar is an emerging opportunity that “needs to be embraced for its full benefit to be realised” in addressing challenges...
Environment
The National Bioeconomy Forum has met for the first time today (Friday, July 23). Minister of State in the Department...
Machinery Focus
The Irish forestry sector harvests around four million tonnes of biomass annually, a figure that is projected to rise to...
Environment
Bord na Móna is to apply for planning permission to burn biomass in its Edenderry power plant, which would keep...
Environment
Planning permission is being sought for the development of a biomass pellet production facility in Co. Leitrim. Desmond Rooney has...
Environment
Stakeholders from Ireland’s bioenergy and renewables sector gathered in Croke Park today, Wednesday, February 26, for a major conference exploring...