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Biocore: turning sludge into power
Stephen Robb
Stephen Robb visits Biocore Environmental in Roscommon, which uses wastewater sludge as feedstock for its anaerobic digestion.
Biocore: turning sludge into power
Further delays confirmed to flagship biomethane scheme
17 April 2025 News
Further delays confirmed to flagship biomethane scheme
The news was confirmed at today’s IrBEA seminar, which saw calls for an urgent update by Minister Darragh O'Brien on the status of the renewable heat obligation.
Farmers to be paid for slurry as ‘biogas creamery’ unveiled
16 April 2025 News
Farmers to be paid for slurry as ‘biogas creamery’ unveiled
The plant will follow the Danish style of AD, with the feedstock consisting solely of animal manures and slurries from pigs, beef cattle, dairy cows, chickens, horses and ducks.
Mayo AD plant gets green light
Working with 71 farmers in the area, nearly 18,000t of cattle slurry, 9,500t of pig slurry, 12,000t of poultry manure, 20,000t of wholecrop silage and 5,000t of grass silage will be used as feedstock
16 April 2025 News
A new wind and solar option for farms?
The unit could be used to power remote farm devices such as electric fences, soil sensors, CCTV cameras, water pumps and more.
16 April 2025 Renewables
Opposition to 1,000ac solar farm in Cork
Over 100 people attended a meeting of the Inch Killeagh Rural Preservation Group on Wednesday 9 April, where concerns were raised about the impact such a large solar farm would have on the local area.
16 April 2025 Renewables
Could wood powder be Ireland's new super fuel?
A new type of wood burner coming to Ireland, which could overcome the traditional challenges of using biomass to provide heat, writes Stephen Robb.
16 April 2025 Renewables
Carlow's new slurry creamery – what’s in it for farmers?
Stephen Robb examines Greengate Biogas’s proposal for a large-scale slurry and manure AD plant in Powerstown, Carlow, which is set to become one of Europe’s largest.
16 April 2025 Renewables
Ireland’s newest electricity interconnector opens
The Greenlink Interconnector aims to improve energy security in both Ireland and the UK, increase market competition and provide additional export capacity.
16 April 2025 Renewables
New biomethane plant planned for Arklow
The company, which is partnering with local dairy farmer Seoirse McGrath, is seeking permission to build a 90,000t AD plant, which will produce biomethane gas.
16 April 2025 News
Making best use of slurry separation
AFBI’s Gary Lyons shares insights on maximising the benefits of on-farm mechanical slurry separation, drawing on experience from Northern Ireland.
9 April 2025 Renewables
Over 1,000ac of solar farms refused permission
The two large scale solar projects, located in Carlow and Kildare, were refused permission on multiple grounds, including impact on residents, biodiversity and farmland.
9 April 2025 News