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Ireland has lowest levels of renewable heat in Europe
Rachel Donovan
There is a large volume of indigenous biomass available in Ireland, according to Seán Finan from the Irish Bioenergy Association (IRBEA).
3 April 2024 News
Farm hedges key for carbon sequestration
The research confirmed that hedgerows on Irish farms are an important means of sequestering carbon.
20 March 2024 News
Renewables Roadshow: learn how to get paid for making heat
The Renewables Roadshow, set to travel around the country in April, will have a session on renewable heat, outlining the grant aid options available for farms and businesses.
Investment paying off for Murray Timber Group
A €24m investment in new and replacement technology over the past five years paying dividends for the Ballygar sawmill.
20 March 2024 News
Timber produced in the west stays in the west
Logs harvested in Connacht are processed in local sawmills, board mills and wood energy outlets in a west of Ireland circular economy.
13 March 2024 Forestry
Mayo biomass plant to use almost 200,000t of imported woodchips
The ill-fated Mayo Renewable Power biomass plant, first granted in 2011, is set to be revived as planning has been granted for a revised version of the electricity plant .
6 March 2024 News
Tapping into forestry’s hidden energy source
Ireland’s forests have the potential to produce up to 700 million m3 per year of brash which could be used as an energy source, Stephen Robb reports.
28 February 2024 Renewables
ATU opens new €1.9m biomass heat centre
The new biomass heat centre will generate hot water using woodchip and is projected to meet 80% of the heating needs for the teaching and learning building on the Letterkenny campus.
24 January 2024 News
Plan for new RHI tariffs from April 2024
Civil servants have rejected calls for tariffs under the Northern Ireland scheme to be based on the Renewable Heat Incentive in Britain.
15 November 2023 Northern Ireland
Change of narrative needed around biomass
The reasons for the low uptake of biomass as an energy source for heating were highlighted at the National Bioenergy Conference, writes Stephen Robb.
8 November 2023 Renewables
Hackett silent on Bord na Móna's woodchip imports
Minister Hackett said it was 'not appropriate' for her to comment on Bord na Mona's importation of thousands of tonnes of woodchip from Brazil to power its Edenderry plant.
8 November 2023 News
Chipping up to 75t/hour with Ireland's largest Fendt tractor and trailed chipper
Chipping over 100,000t of timber annually using two Fendt tractors and trailed Mus-Max chippers, Gary Abbott caught up with R&W Noble Contracts to find out more
1 November 2023 Contracting