Next Week – Bioenergy 2017 – IrBEA National Bioenergy Conference

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Thursday 9th February 2017 @ 9am – 04.30pm

Castleknock Hotel and Country Club, Dublin 15

Look forward to seeing you next week at  ‘Bioenergy 2017’  – We are pleased to announce that we have included a new session – Tom Bruton of BioXL will talk about the the main design details of the latest RHI  public consultation document. This will be followed by a Q & A session with contributions invited from the floor.

Speakers both national and international will present industry models, policy perspectives, investment advice and opportunities to stimulate lively discussion and strong media coverage. The conference will give delegates and exhibitors an opportunity to network. We also plan to organise an evening dinner after the event around 6.00pm.

2017 will be a pivotal year for Ireland’s energy, we need to move towards clean technologies. Currently, in Ireland,  we have a renewable market share of 8.7%, with Bioenergy contributing 2% of this. It’s imperative that the Irish Government develops an energy policy that allows for greater growth in the Bioenergy sector. This will be under discussion at the conference. Registration Details

For trade stand enquires contact: Teresa O’Brien  contact@irbea.ie 086125 6789

 

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A report from IRBEA’s field trip to Denmark

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Donal Magner attended IrBEA’s Bioenergy field trip to Denmark last September, he has now written a interesting report on the tour, it contains a wealth of information on how the renewable industry operates in Denmark and makes suggestions on how we can replicate some of these models in Ireland. View here or download

A Guide to District Heating Ireland

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Following on from last week’s conference, please find below the link to A Guide to District Heating Ireland, which has been developed by Dublin’s energy agency Codema on behalf of the Irish Bioenergy Association and Tom Bruton of BioXL.  The guide aims to understand district heating and its benefits and presents learnings for the Irish context from case studies of existing systems and techno-economic analyses of planned systems to be carried out. The guide can be downloaded here Following on from the District heating conference that was held in Dublin on the 4th October, we have the presentations which can be viewed in pdf format here

Sustainable Energy Updates from Budget 2017 including observations on RHI development

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As you know we have had the budget this week and statements from different government departments have been released, including Denis Naughten Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DCCAE). Everyone is attempting to make sense of what has been promised in terms of investment into Sustainable energy. Tom Bruton blogs on the background to the budget announcements of relevance to sustainable energy here, he is a principal consultant with BioXL, a specialist energy consultancy in Ireland. He has wide expertise in sustainable energy technology and policy, he was also President of IrBEA.

Study on Biomass Combustion Emissions – Draft Consultation 11- 25 October 2016

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The Irish BioEnergy Association with the assistance of SEAI is pleased to issue the document: Study on Biomass Conbustion Emissions – Draft Consultation, the report has been completed by Fehilly Timoney Consultants. Throughout the previous four years Irish businesses have been calling for the introduction of a Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) to support the development of biomass heating in Ireland. The introduction of such a measure would assist Ireland in meeting its 2020 Renewable Energy Targets, reduce Irelands dependence on imported fossil fuels and reduce Irelands greenhouse gas emissions. However the question has been raised – Will the combustion of biomass result in other emissions to atmosphere that may be harmful to the environment or human health? This brief report seeks to open this question and to inform the reader as to the main aspects of the question. The report seeks to inform the reader about biomass combustion and the techniques used to mitigate and control emissions.

The Irish BioEnergy Association invites stakeholders, policy makers and members of the public to examine this report and share their views on the topic.

Responses received may contribute directly to the report or may form the basis of future studies into the matter at hand. Open for public consultation from 11th October 2016 to 25th October 2016

All responses to be issued via email to emissions@irbea.org

Responses to be received by 5pm on the 25th October 2016