Agri-Business
Half of Musgrave fleet to use fossil-free biofuel by 2030
Musgrave has today (Wednesday, June 14) announced that it is moving to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel across its network...
Biofuels
Agri-Business
Industry welcome for market equality for Irish biodiesel
The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has welcomed the inclusion of additional renewable certificates for biodiesel produced from category one tallow...
Sponsored
Bord Bia embarks on 4-day trade mission to Southeast Asia
This week (October 7 to 10), Bord Bia, along with the Department of Agriculture, embarks on a four-day trade mission...
Agri-Business
German federal minister suggests cut in biofuels to enhance food security
A proposal made by a German federal minister suggests that global food-supply shortages could be eliminated by limiting the domestic...
Agri-Business
Call to remove food crops from European biofuels
Removing wheat from the production of biofuels in Europe would offset over 20% of the collapsed Ukrainian supplies, according to...
Environment
Switching to bioliquids could reduce household emissions - report
New research has demonstrated that liquid heating fuels could help to dramatically reduce emissions in Ireland’s home-heating sector, according to...
Rural Life
Biofuels and emissions: 'The fuel is more important than the engine'
The “fuel is more important than the engine”, according to the EU Biofuels Chain. In a joint statement on the...
Environment
What can ethanol contribute to Ireland's climate obligations?
In 2009, the EU adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which for the first time mandated that 10% of the...
Environment
'Palm oil diesel to be phased out by 2030' - IrBEA
According to James Cogan of the Irish Bioenergy Association’s (IrBEA’s) transport team, the new EU Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) is...
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Minimise your tax bills with solar PV
With the year end fast approaching, now is the time to be planning on what can be done to minimise...
Agri Politics
'Wartime measures' needed to ignite biofuel industry in Ireland
“Wartime measures” may ultimately be needed to curb the use of fossil oil on Europe’s roads and drive momentum towards...
Tillage
Fuel for airplanes: Is this the future of the Irish tillage sector?
One of the most reassuring things for tillage farmers from the report on the Future of the Tillage Sector in...
Environment
'Biofuel proponents vindicated by UN decision'
The decision of UN Climate Change to partner with Ethanol Europe Renewables Ltd provides strong vindication for the argument that...
Agri Politics
'Crop biofuel component of EU transport fuels could be slashed in half'
ICSA President Patrick Kent has slammed leaked EU Commission proposals which would undermine previous biofuel policy. The leak is from...