The latest renewables news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date witih the latest technology in the renewable energy sector.

LATEST ARTICLES
Renewables
Nephin Renewable Gas makes its mark
Stephen Robb
After officially launching in 2024, the company has four large-scale anaerobic digestion plants in the planning system in Ireland, with more on the way.
Nephin Renewable Gas makes its mark
Wind supplies 38% of Ireland's electricity so far in 2025
23 April 2025 Renewables
Wind supplies 38% of Ireland's electricity so far in 2025
March Wind Energy report shows that Irish wind farms provided 38% of the country’s electricity over the first quarter of 2025.
Limerick group at odds with biogas developer
21 April 2025 News
Limerick group at odds with biogas developer
The group claims that the details of the public information event on the proposed AD plant were vague, but the developer said it welcomed many local residents at the event.
Getting your TAMS solar application right
Stephen Robb examines the key points farmers need to know that could delay their TAMS solar application.
21 April 2025 Renewables
Solar installers confident despite sector challenges
Stephen Robb speaks to some of the leading solar PV suppliers about the prospects of solar energy on farms.
19 April 2025 Renewables
Biocore: turning sludge into power
Stephen Robb visits Biocore Environmental in Roscommon, which uses wastewater sludge as feedstock for its anaerobic digestion.
18 April 2025 Renewables
Further delays confirmed to flagship biomethane scheme
The news was confirmed at today’s IrBEA seminar, which saw calls for an urgent update by Minister Darragh O'Brien on the status of the renewable heat obligation.
17 April 2025 News
Farmers to be paid for slurry as ‘biogas creamery’ unveiled
The plant will follow the Danish style of AD, with the feedstock consisting solely of animal manures and slurries from pigs, beef cattle, dairy cows, chickens, horses and ducks.
16 April 2025 News
Mayo AD plant gets green light
Working with 71 farmers in the area, nearly 18,000t of cattle slurry, 9,500t of pig slurry, 12,000t of poultry manure, 20,000t of wholecrop silage and 5,000t of grass silage will be used as feedstock
16 April 2025 News
A new wind and solar option for farms?
The unit could be used to power remote farm devices such as electric fences, soil sensors, CCTV cameras, water pumps and more.
16 April 2025 Renewables
Opposition to 1,000ac solar farm in Cork
Over 100 people attended a meeting of the Inch Killeagh Rural Preservation Group on Wednesday 9 April, where concerns were raised about the impact such a large solar farm would have on the local area.
16 April 2025 Renewables
Could wood powder be Ireland's new super fuel?
A new type of wood burner coming to Ireland, which could overcome the traditional challenges of using biomass to provide heat, writes Stephen Robb.
16 April 2025 Renewables