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Stakeholders gather in Croke Park for major bioenergy conference

February 26, 2020

Stakeholders from Ireland’s bioenergy and renewables sector gathered in Croke Park today, Wednesday, February 26, for a major conference exploring the “untapped potential”…

Bord na Móna to sponsor upcoming IrBEA conference

February 10, 2020

Agri Politics

The mobilisation of Irish indigenous biomass will be one of the many topics discussed at the upcoming Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) conference. The…

IrBEA outlines targets for Government biogas funding

February 9, 2020

Environment

In the short term, the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has said it “would like to see an initial phase of 65 megawatts (MW)…

IrBEA – 2 ‘distinctly different’ scales of biogas production possible

February 8, 2020

Environment

The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has outlined that there are two “distinctly different” systems that Ireland could chose to move forward in developing…

Biogas production is seen by Government as ‘expensive’ – IrBEA

February 4, 2020

Environment

The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has expressed its disappointment that a biogas support scheme was not announced in 2019. According to Sean Finan,…

Irish biofuel obligation has risen by 5% in 4 years

October 31, 2019

Environment

It has been outlined at a recent conference that as part of the Biofuel Obligation Scheme (BOS), the current obligation is set at…

‘Biogas could become more important than wind energy’

October 30, 2019

Agri-Business

Speaking at the ‘Bioenergy for Climate Action in Transport’ conference, Teagasc’s energy and rural development specialist, Barry Caslin, said: “Biogas could become more…

Bioenergy: ‘The next decade cannot be a missed opportunity’

October 30, 2019

Environment

“The next decade cannot be a missed opportunity for bioenergy in an agricultural country with a productive land base.” This was the message…

Small-scale biogas workshops to take place nationwide

October 3, 2019

Agri-Business

The Irish Bioenergy Association in conjunction with Teagasc are holding a series of workshops to explore how biogas (anaerobic digestion) can be used…

‘We must switch to renewable energy for the environment, rural jobs and agriculture’

August 25, 2019

Environment

There has been little action by Government in terms of bioenergy and its role in renewable energy supply in Ireland. However, there is…

‘Farmers have been curtailed into only producing food’

July 18, 2019

Environment

Farmers in Ireland have been curtailed into just producing food over the last 50 years and now we’re really looking at going back…

Support scheme ‘roadmap’ for Irish biogas industry launched

July 18, 2019

Environment

A biogas support scheme will be required to bridge the cost gap between the current cost of production of biogas and current sale…

Climate Action: Targets need to be ‘backed with significant supports’

June 25, 2019

Environment

Renewable energy targets set out in the Government’s Climate Action plan in terms of heat and biomethane will only be realised if backed…

Renewable heat technical workshop to take place later this month

June 6, 2019

Environment

A Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) Technical Workshop has been set to take place on Friday, June 21, at the Louis Fitzgerald Hotel,…

SSRH ‘the kick-start required by industry to mobilise’

June 4, 2019

Environment

The announcement that the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) is open for applications from today, Tuesday, June 4, has been hailed as…

Biogas: ‘Everyone is ready to go but we need Government action’

February 13, 2019

Environment

The CEO of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA), Sean Finan, has said the renewable-energy industry in Ireland is “ready to go” on developing…

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