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Further delays confirmed to flagship biomethane scheme
Stephen Robb
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.
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.
16 April 2025 News
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
Carlow's new slurry creamy – 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
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
Semi-state eyes up the Kildare gas site
I hear that country’s semi-state gas utility is among a pool of developers eyeing up the country’s only green gas injection point in Cush, Kildare.
2 April 2025 Dealer
Minister vows to engage with farmers on renewables
Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy Darragh O'Brien said he will be meeting with stakeholders, including the IFA, to explore the opportunities for farmers in renewables.
2 April 2025 News
Rise of HVO threatens rollout of AD
The rollout of biomethane production in Ireland could be threatened by the increasing use of HVO, as concerns continue to be raised about the liquid fuel's sustainability.
12 March 2025 Renewables
Dempsey at Large: Regulation must ensure technologies succeed
A price has been paid and the reputation and prospects of a technology with real promise has been damaged.
12 March 2025 Viewpoints
IFA calls for ‘urgent’ review of biomethane policy
IFA energy for farms project team chair Frank Brady said the country’s flagship biomethane policy needs more investment and a review of its timeline.
10 March 2025 News
Kildare AD plant Green Generation enters receivership
The company, which operates a food waste AD plant in Kildare, has suffered from an influx of hydrotreated vegetable oil into the transport sector, causing the price of biomethane gas to drop.
4 March 2025 News
Separated slurry offer to NI farmers
Separating slurry is the first part of a large project designed to cut excess nutrients in NI agriculture
19 February 2025 Northern Ireland