The latest renewables news and developments from the Irish Farmers Journal. Keep up to date witih the latest technology in the renewable energy sector.
Ciara Beausang, research officer at Teagasc Grange, provides an update on the progress of the Grange AD plant and the new developments in AD research over the year.
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As the new government prepares to take office, the industry body representing the large-scale solar sector has called for reforms of how solar is roll out.
Across the country, developers and businesses applied for over 14,000ac worth of large-scale solar farms and small ground-mounted solar systems as the mass rollout of solar continues.
The Irish Solar Energy Association has called for the incoming government to create a new framework to support agri voltaics - the practice of combining agriculture with renewable energy.
The announcement is a setback for the Government’s efforts to establish a biomethane industry in Ireland.
Natural gas use in November was up 17% compared with the same time last year across multiple sectors, according to the latest gas demand report.
Farmers have applied for €51m in grant aid under TAMS for solar PV systems, out of an indicative budget of €90m.
Without a long-term market for the gas, many of these projects have been unable to secure finance to start building their AD plants, meaning they won’t meet the strict December 2025 deadline.
The Solar Capital Investment Scheme, part of TAMS III, has been a huge success, but will the next Government top up the budget, or risk farm solar investments coming to an abrupt stop?
Stephen Robb profiles some of the large-scale anaerobic digestion plants in development around the country
