Agri-Business
Musgrave has announced that it is moving to Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuel across its network of almost 500 vehicles.
The Irish Bioenergy Association has welcomed the inclusion of additional renewable certificates for biodiesel produced from category 1 tallow
The proposal suggests that global food-supply shortages could be eliminated by limiting the domestic production of biofuels, the BDBe said.
Removing wheat from biofuels production in Europe would offset over 20% of the collapsed Ukrainian supplies, according to a campaign group.
Environment
New research has demonstrated that liquid heating fuels could help to dramatically reduce emissions in Ireland’s home-heating sector
Rural Life
The "fuel is more important than the engine", according to the EU Biofuels Chain. In a joint...
It seems that ethanol has a major role to play in Ireland's climate obligations under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED).
The production of fuel ethanol in Europe is sustainable and uses a small amount of land, a report launched in Dublin has heard.
According to James Cogan of the Irish Bioenergy Association's (IrBEA's) transport team, the new EU Renewables Directive is seen as “progress yes; but not seeing much drive in transport”.
Agri Politics
"Wartime measures" are needed to curb the use of combustion engines on Irish roads and ultimately drive momentum to biofuel alternatives.
Tillage
The Joint Committee on Agriculture sees airplanes as a way of saving the Irish tillage sector.
The decision of UN Climate Change to partner with Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd vindicates encouraging farmers to grow biofuel crops.
ICSA President Patrick Kent has slammed leaked EU Commission proposals which would undermine previous biofuel policy.
