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Agri Politics
Beef Plan Movement: 'Biogas is a no-brainer for beef farms'
The Beef Plan Movement is rowing in behind calls for the establishment of a viable biogas industry nationwide in a...
Agri Politics
The Beef Plan Movement is rowing in behind calls for the establishment of a viable biogas industry nationwide in a...
Grass
We have a renewable energy product growing in Ireland without us even knowing it, according to a Kildare-based farmer and...
Environment
A proposed agri-focused biogas project in Co. Cork has the potential to supply renewable energy to 56,000 homes. It is...
Environment
The “carrot” approach of incentivising farmers to adopt renewable technology is better than the “stick” of carbon taxes, according to...
Environment
The farming community could supply hundreds of megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity from “thousands of acres” of shed rooftops all...
Agri Politics
Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice has stated that if the country is serious about tackling carbon emissions “airplanes should be grounded”....
Environment
A tariff for the microgeneration of electricity needs to be established in Ireland, according to energy expert Marie Donnelly. Donnelly...
Environment
Ireland can achieve a target of producing 70% of its electricity through renewable energy sources by 2030, according to the...
Environment
Government approval for the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) was secured by the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and...
Environment
The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine has today (July 12) published its report on ‘Climate Change and...
Environment
According to James Cogan of the Irish Bioenergy Association’s (IrBEA’s) transport team, the new EU Renewable Energy Directive II (RED II) is...
Environment
The agreement on the Renewable Energy Directive reached in the early hours of this morning (Thursday, June 14) has been...
Environment
New energy and transport targets have been set by the European Union for renewable energy sources, according to reports from...
Environment
The Micro-Renewable Energy Federation (MREF) has today warned against the “significant influence” major energy companies have over the country’s future...
Agri-Business
Bord na Mona (BNM) expects to decrease its peat-related employment by up to 50% over the next 12 years, acting...
Environment
Calls have been made for 20% of the energy levy paid by all homeowners, which would amount to approximately €100 million,...
Environment
“We are potentially looking at a €600 million/year fine for missing the 2020 targets – where’s the urgency?” This was...
Agri-Business
Irish companies stood out at the Energy Now Expo event which took place in Co. Kilkenny this week. The Irish...