Entries by demoirbea2015

Wood as a Fuel – A newly published book, volumes 1 – 5

5th May 2021 in , /by

WOOD AS A FUEL comprises five volumes which describe the main woodfuels: firewood, woodchip and wood pellets. They comprehensively outline raw material sources, seasoning, drying and production processes, transportation and quality issues. Many examples of ways to improve product quality and efficiency are provided, designed to enable readers to produce and use high quality woodfuels. […]

IrBEA Working Groups

23rd April 2021 in /by

IrBEA relaunches Biogas Subgroup A successful relaunch meeting of the IrBEA Biogas Policy subgroup took place in February 2021. The meeting was very well attended by IrBEA members who are involved or interested in the biogas sector. It was agreed at the meeting that a survey of IrBEA biogas members would be completed.  Anyone interested […]

Webinar 20: Biomass Trade Centres – Mobilising Ireland’s bioenergy resources to meet the climate challenge

19th April 2021 in /by

For the past 30 years the Irish government and land owners have invested heavily in establishing a national forest estate. The forest inventory is vital for the provision of sustainable building materials such as lumber. Major by-products of this industry are ideal for use as renewable fuel. By products such as sawdust and bark originating […]

Webinar 19: Sustainable bioenergy – Update from Brussels on a fast changing legislative framework

22nd March 2021 in /by

This webinar focused on the latest policy developments in Brussels regarding Bioenergy including the REDII Directive and the Biodiversity Strategy. It outlined the key findings in the recently published JRC Biomass Report “The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU” and the review of the Taxonomy Directive. There was a discussion on […]

UK moves to E10 petrol in September

12th March 2021 in , /by

It’s official.  The UK government is introducing E10 to its petrol pumps in the Autumn. For some years now the policy process there has been about when and not if they’d do it, and the when has finally arrived. This follows an increase in January this year in the UK, in the cost to fuel […]

Webinar No 18: Green Generation – An organisation harnessing the circular economy to decarbonise Ireland

4th March 2021 in /by

Green Generation based at Nurney, Co Kildare have been delivering for the Circular Bioeconomy by generating energy from waste for a number of years. This rural enterprise uses Anaerobic Digestion (AD) technology to convert food production waste and farm waste into renewable biogas. This biogas is upgraded to biomethane to produce electricity, heat and transport […]

Webinar 17 – Running a successful bioenergy business in rural Ireland – The Cotter Bros story

22nd February 2021 in /by

This webinar showcases the Cotter Brother’s story and how they have developed a successful firewood business in rural Ireland. ‘Cotter Bros Firewood’ are a member of the Wood Fuel Quality Assurance Scheme (WFQA) and are selling quality, certified wood products to a growing market in the Midwest. Nick Cotter presents on the future challenges and […]

An updated proposal from IrBEA to regulate the moisture content of firewood for sale in Ireland

15th February 2021 in , , /by

The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has previously submitted an outline proposal to the Department of Communications, Climate Action and the Environment for the regulation by the Department of the moisture content of firewood for sale for domestic combustion. This document updates the previous proposal and suggests a pathway and timeline for regulation of the moisture […]