Environment
The MREF has welcomed the extension of the income disregard for micro-generated renewable power sold back to the grid in Budget 2026.
Agri-Business
Kildare County Council has refused planning permission for a proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) facility to produce renewable biomethane.
Energy created by a biogas plant on a Co. Galway dairy farm will replace €30,000 worth of...
The government is being urged to bring forward renewable energy initiatives to help the agriculture...
The government has been called on to back farmers as 'central players' in delivering Ireland's renewable energy targets.
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has called for the government to support solar PV and battery storage in Budget 2026.
Construction has officially begun on Ireland’s largest agri-based biomethane plant, the first...
Planning approval for a biomethane anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Co. Kildare is being sought...
Rural Life
A report from the NESC has found that Ireland is currently among the most fossil-fuel import dependent countries in Europe.
Machinery
The Tullamore Show is holding an innovations competition to encourage those of an inventive frame of mind to put forward their latest ideas
A TD has called on the government to pause all new wind energy developments until revised guidelines are published.
Beef
The official energisation of the new Liffey Meats Solar Farm took place on Monday, July 14 at the Liffey Meats facility in Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
A new guide, developed by Teagasc and Munster Technological University (MTU), is aiming to give...
Agri Politics
Farmers and agri cooperatives are seeking greater recognition in the revision of the European Union's energy security framework.
The IFA and Bord Gáis Energy have announced that a farmer from Co. Cork has been selected as the winner of their joint solar competition.
The IFA has called on the government to carry out an urgent review of its biomethane and anaerobic digestion (AD) policy.
N.Ireland
Minister Andrew Muir announced the launch of a wind energy market engagement between the Forest Service and the renewable electricity sector.
A community event regarding plans to build a biogas plant at Ballyvass, Co. Kildare, has been rescheduled to Wednesday, March 5
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) said 37 energy research projects have been awarded a total of €21 million in funding.
The MREF has welcomed a commitment from government to upgrade the distribution grid operated by ESB Networks between now and 2030.
The issues around the rollout of three-phase smart meters on farms are due to be resolved in Q1 of 2025, Barry Caslin from Teagasc said.
Dawn Meats has invested €1.5 million in a newly completed solar panel project at its Grannagh site in Co. Waterford.
Ulster University and AgriSearch have launched a survey investigating renewable energy generation and consumption on dairy farms
