Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Energy Denis Naughten formally launched Energy in Agriculture 2018 on the farm of Gerry Coyle near Athleague, Co Roscommon, at the weekend.
The exhibition and conference will take place at Gurteen College, Co Tipperary, on 21 August and several thousand farmers and energy professionals are expected to take part in the free event.
This year's edition will be divided into three spaces, where exhibitors and talks will each focus on an area of interest for visitors:
Practical on-farm energy: with topics including switching to the right source of energy for each farm and supports available to produce renewable energy.Biomass and forestry: with a special focus on the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat due to open later this year.Delivering sustainable energy through atriculture: where experts will discuss policy issues such as planning, legal agreements and grid connections.Demonstrations and clinics
There will also be demonstrations of wind, solar, wood and anaerobic digestion equipment and one-to-one clinics for farmers with engineers, lawyers, bankers and planners, with questions about their individual projects.
"I will be announcing details shortly of a planned pilot scheme to support micro generation, which will initially target solar PV for self-consumption. This and other new schemes, such as the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) and the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), will make clear the Government’s commitment to long-term support of Ireland’s renewable industries," said Minister Naughten.
Teagasc energy specialist Barry Caslin added that the cost of renewable energy technologies meant the development of the sector and the "decarbonisation of Ireland's electricity suppy" was now in sight.
"An increased supply of agricultural feedstocks will be needed to fuel such growth in the bio-based economy, including a large fleet of bio-methane plants and new processes such as synthetic gas from biomass," he said.
Find out more about the upcoming event in this week's Irish Farmers Journal and in our weekly podcast.
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Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Energy Denis Naughten formally launched Energy in Agriculture 2018 on the farm of Gerry Coyle near Athleague, Co Roscommon, at the weekend.
The exhibition and conference will take place at Gurteen College, Co Tipperary, on 21 August and several thousand farmers and energy professionals are expected to take part in the free event.
This year's edition will be divided into three spaces, where exhibitors and talks will each focus on an area of interest for visitors:
Practical on-farm energy: with topics including switching to the right source of energy for each farm and supports available to produce renewable energy.Biomass and forestry: with a special focus on the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat due to open later this year.Delivering sustainable energy through atriculture: where experts will discuss policy issues such as planning, legal agreements and grid connections.Demonstrations and clinics
There will also be demonstrations of wind, solar, wood and anaerobic digestion equipment and one-to-one clinics for farmers with engineers, lawyers, bankers and planners, with questions about their individual projects.
"I will be announcing details shortly of a planned pilot scheme to support micro generation, which will initially target solar PV for self-consumption. This and other new schemes, such as the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) and the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS), will make clear the Government’s commitment to long-term support of Ireland’s renewable industries," said Minister Naughten.
Teagasc energy specialist Barry Caslin added that the cost of renewable energy technologies meant the development of the sector and the "decarbonisation of Ireland's electricity suppy" was now in sight.
"An increased supply of agricultural feedstocks will be needed to fuel such growth in the bio-based economy, including a large fleet of bio-methane plants and new processes such as synthetic gas from biomass," he said.
Find out more about the upcoming event in this week's Irish Farmers Journal and in our weekly podcast.
Read more
Renewable energy targets to jump for next decade
Green heat scheme will be restrictive to ensure 'value for money'
Up to €5,000 in grants for energy-saving milking pumps
Listen: drying your slurry – the new idea to develop AD
Long read: innovating away from the commodity race
Solar saving 10% of energy costs in Kilkenny
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