Turning livestock manure and grass silage into biomethane could help to meet Northern Ireland’s demand for energy as well as...
May 10, 2022
Soaring energy prices and the need to replace lost revenues as agricultural incomes come under pressure is driving fresh interest...
April 19, 2022
A report published today highlights the opportunities for farmers to generate significant returns from small scale renewable energy assets. The...
March 7, 2022
Rural lobby group Farmers For Action is seeking a meeting with the Northern Ireland Utility Regulator to discuss rising energy...
February 9, 2022
The biggest ever round of the UK government’s flagship renewable energy support scheme is opening to applications today (Monday, December...
December 13, 2021
SSE Renewables gave €1.1 million in funding to 412 community groups near its wind farms in the Republic of Ireland...
August 20, 2021
Hydrogen is “fast being recognised as having a potentially revolutionary role” to play in decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors. This is according...
July 27, 2021
Diesel fuel tends to appear particularly high on the list of sinners when it comes to environmental friendliness, despite combustion...
July 19, 2021
Renewable energy offers huge potential for many farms, but landowners should be warned that some energy firms are trying to...
March 11, 2021
SONI, the electricity transmission system operator for Northern Ireland, has announced plans to reform the grid to achieve Northern Ireland’s...
March 10, 2021
In 2019, renewable energy accounted for 19.7% of energy consumed across the 27 EU member states, according to Eurostat. These...
December 23, 2020
The Government has published a series of documents detailing the proposed closure of the Feed-in Tariff Scheme for renewables and...
July 25, 2018
The UK government has recently announced plans for how electricity and renewable energy will be produced, stored and used in...
August 3, 2017
Poultry and mushroom farmers have been cleared of suspected improper use of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme in Northern Ireland....
May 22, 2017
A project that has been described as “Ireland’s largest solar farm” has become operational, reportedly delivering enough power for almost 14,000 homes....
April 5, 2017
The Belfast Telegraph has reported today that a Co. Tyrone farmer and businessman, who runs a poultry enterprise, is the...
March 17, 2017
The ESB and Coillte have secured financial backing for the Castlepook Wind Farm project in Co. Cork, which represents an overall investment...
November 19, 2016
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland is hosting a ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ (POFRE) event...
February 16, 2015
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