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Climate and environment
Energy-related emissions hit 30-year low
James Hanly
This is according to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, which published the interim national energy balance for 2024, which showed that emissions have fallen 11% since 2011.
5 March 2025 News
Farmers not allowed to burn storm-downed branches
Farmers should instead consider chipping, mulching or composting waste material generated by storm Éowyn.
1 January 2025 Renewables
Massive volume of biomass could be available for bioenergy - IrBea
IrBea's latest biomass capacity statement estimates 1.5 to 1.6 million tonnes of biomass could be available annually for bioenergy with the right policies.
New president at IrBEA
The Council of the Irish Bioenergy Association has elected Maurice Ryan, the business development director at Green Belt as the organisation’s new president
18 December 2024 Dealer
NI looks to AD to solve water quality challenges
NI plans to separate slurry on-farm, before sending the solid fraction to AD plants.
4 December 2024 Renewables
Margins in silage for AD make sense for drystock but not dairy - Teagasc
It could make more financial sense for the average suckler farmer to grow silage for steel rather than sucklers, Teagasc research suggests.
28 November 2024 Diversification
New 98,000t AD plant proposed at Lisheen Mine
The proposed anaerobic digestion (AD) plant is located close to an operational sludge AD plant, as well as a proposed large-scale AD, compost and growing media facility in the area.
13 November 2024 News
What to do with my green waste?
Since 2023, it has been illegal to burn green waste on farms, including branches, bushes, and hedgerow trimmings. Stephen Robb looks at the alternative options.
13 November 2024 Climate and environment
Concern over lack of future funding for new AD plants
With the Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme now fully pledged to planned projects, it could be 2026 before another capital expenditure scheme opens for anaerobic digestion.
16 October 2024 Renewables
Renewable heat obligation due by year-end
The measure is pitched in the National Biomethane Strategy as an 'important policy tool' for boosting the demand for biomethane.
16 October 2024 Renewables
National Bioenergy Conference takes place this Thursday
IrBEA’s National Bioenergy Conference is set to take place this Thursday, October 10 at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin.
7 October 2024 Renewables
Anaerobic digestion training course set for June
The course is tailored for farmers who are considering anaerobic digestion, as well as policymakers, researchers and current biogas operators and their staff.
12 June 2024 Renewables