Agri-Business
Galway company Glanua acquires UK-based AD and biogas firm
Glanua, an engineering company in Co. Galway, has acquired UK-based Marches Biogas, an engineering and services firm that specialises in...
Biogas
Environment
Planning for Mayo biogas facility refused by An Bord Pleanála
Plans for an agricultural biogas facility south west of Swinford, Co. Mayo have been refused by An Bord Pleanála. The...
Sponsored
Native Tree Area Scheme makes planting trees easier
If you’re a farmer looking to generate extra income, the Native Tree Area Scheme (NTAS) is a great opportunity to...
Agri-Business
Conference to discuss advancing Ireland's bioenergy sector
A conference will take place this week to discuss recent policy developments and the advancement of Ireland’s bioenergy sector. The...
Environment
Study: Methane emissions from UK dairy farms higher than thought
Methane emissions from slurry stores on dairy farms may be up to five times greater than official statistics suggest, according...
Agri-Business
Offer letters issued under Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme
Letters of offer under the 2024 Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme have started issuing to approved applicants, Minister for Agriculture, Food...
Agri-Business
Alltech to help with biogas production for Mid-Ulster biorefinery
Global animal nutrition company, Alltech, has signed an agreement with Tobermore Concrete, CEMCOR and Road Safety Contracts to become a...
Agri-Business
Danish investment firm to set up seven AD plants in Ireland
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has today (Wednesday, June 12), announced the launch of the Greengate Biogas partnership which will see...
Agri Politics
Markey to host public meeting on challenges in the ag sector
Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey will host a public meeting next week in Co. Kildare to discuss the challenges and...
Sponsored
Watch: Offaly farmer makes big savings by 'going solar'
Imagine standing on your farm, knowing you have taken steps to secure its future. The sun is shining, not just...
Dairy
Arla Foods partners with ENORM to prevent dairy waste
Arla Foods has teamed up with ENORM, Northern Europe’s largest insect farm, in a partnership announced today (Wednesday, December 6)...
Rural Life
Campaigners: Gort Biogas plant 'no longer a threat'
Campaigners have claimed that plans by An Board Pleanála to grant permission to build an industrial scale biogas facility in...
Tillage
Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?
A trial carried out at Severn Trent’s biogas farm in Nottingham in the UK has confirmed that it is feasible...
Environment
Climate mitigation strategies that the EU can learn from
With EU carbon levels at a peak globally, the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) recent conference discussed international climate mitigation strategies...
Environment
33% of Denmark’s animal slurries destined for anaerobic digestion
One-third of all the animal slurries and manures produced in Denmark are currently put through an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant...
Agri Politics
Government urged not to increase energy costs with biogas levy
Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar TóibÃn has called on the government to guarantee that citizens will not be...
Sponsored
RDS Announces Opening of Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards
In its sixth year, the RDS Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development Awards celebrates the work of individuals, farming families and...
Environment
AstraZeneca turns to cow manure to cut carbon footprint
Pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca has announced it is switching to biogas produced from cow manure and food waste in the US...
Agri-Business
Agri-business masters circular economy approach using biogas
A circular economy approach in which vegetable residues are turned into biogas covers up to 40% of the energy used...
N.Ireland
AD accounts for almost 6% of green electricity in Northern Ireland
Almost 6% of the green electricity produced in Northern Ireland last year was generated by anaerobic digestion (AD) operations. Delegates...
Rural Life
MacManus: Gort biogas plant a 'totally unsuitable development'
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus has labelled the proposed biogas plant in Gort, Co. Galway a “totally unsuitable development”, and...