Agri-Business
Solar: Popcorn company hits emissions target 8 years early
An Irish snack-food company has already achieved a government target to cut emissions by 35% – eight years ahead of...
Agri-Business
An Irish snack-food company has already achieved a government target to cut emissions by 35% – eight years ahead of...
Agri-Business
A group of dairy farmers in Co. Kerry are to carry out detailed energy surveys of their farms in order...
Environment
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has claimed that the current energy security concerns reflect a “failure by the state” to...
Rural Life
Movement in surplus electricity prices for microgeneration by some energy companies has been welcomed by the Mirco-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF)....
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) claims that it is struggling to comprehend why the UK government is continuing to overlook...
Environment
A formal certification process for the entry of renewable gas into Ireland’s national network is now in place, Gas Networks...
Rural Life
A senator has said that we urgently need to start thinking about the potential in our existing homegrown gas prospects....
Other
The European Commission has recently approved a €2.98 billion scheme to promote green district heating based on renewable energy and...
Agri-Business
The emissions reduction target of 25% by 2030 for the agriculture sector has prompted calls for enhanced support for on-farm...
Environment
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has called on the government to support microgeneration in the next Budget including a proposal...
Agri-Business
Significant changes are needed to current government policies to increase carbon emissions reductions from the energy sector, a new report...
Environment
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has sent a submission to the government on urgently supporting the farming community in the...
Environment
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) is expected to begin construction of Ireland’s first large-scale renewable gas injection facility next summer. The...
Environment
The Council of the EU has adopted a target to have 40% of the bloc’s energy usage produced through renewables...
Agri-Business
Solar can provide a viable alternative energy source for the farming sector, according to two members of the Joint Committee...
Rural Life
The Cabinet has this week approved a package of measures to help mitigate the rising cost of electricity bills and...
Agri-Business
The Minister of State for Planning and Local Government, Peter Burke, has published proposed revisions to planning exemptions for the...
Agri-Business
An Irish MEP has called on the European Commission to allow farmers to sell excess renewable energy which they generate...