Ireland’s national biomethane strategy and the REPower EU Biomethane Industrial Partnership will be informed by Conference recommendations
Now is the time to harness the full potential of the biomethane sector to accelerate AD biomethane production, given the EU Commission target of 35 bcm of sustainable biomethane by 2030, the ambition from RGFI (representing the full supply chain…
Biomethane production projects to help inform the future Irish Gas Network
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) have launched a Request For Information (RFI) to identify new and feasible biomethane production projects to supply biomethane to the Irish gas network. Responses will be used to assess the future infrastructure requirements for biomethane…
Food Vision Dairy Group Report recommends AD Biomethane to decarbonise thermal demand within dairy processing and as an important diversification option
Food Vision Dairy Group Report recommends AD Biomethane to decarbonise thermal demand within dairy processing and as an important diversification option Biomethane production via Anaerobic Digestion (AD) has the potential to be a key option to decarbonise heat/thermal demand within dairy…
Report on Renewable Fuels for Transport
The Department of Transport has produced its Summary Report on the Renewable Fuels for Transport Consultation conducted earlier this year. There was broad consensus on the benefit of policy and regulatory certainty as a means of supporting renewable transport fuels…
Ireland Biomethane Conference 2022 Programme, 9 and 10 Nov, Updates
Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Charlie McConalogue, will provide the opening address, at the Agriculture and Biomethane Plenary session on 9 November. Speakers have been drawn from the EU Commission, Irish Government and State Agencies, funders, industry consumers and…
IRELAND BIOMETHANE CONFERENCE – 9 & 10 Nov 2022, Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin
In recent months, Irish Government policy has referenced the potential of AD biomethane, for the hard to decarbonise sectors of agriculture, manufacturing & processing, as an enabler of emissions reduction, competitiveness and energy security. The Ireland Biomethane Conference, to take place in November 2022, will…
Dairy industry and climate action to the fore with new appointments to RGFI Board – Dr Anne Marie Henihan and Paul Murphy
We are delighted to welcome two well respected leaders from within the dairy and climate action sectors to our Board of Directors. Dr Ann Marie Henihan, Centre Director at the Limerick based Irish Dairy Processing Technology Centre (DPTC) and Cork…
11% of Irish natural gas demand could be substituted with sustainable biomethane by 2030.
[I June 2022] Ireland has the capability to produce sustainable biomethane which will help decarbonise the most difficult to abate, high thermal demand manufacturing and processing industries, as well as transport and agriculture, while reducing waste and supporting the transition…
The Roadmap for Biomethane in Ireland published today 1 June 2022
The Ireland Roadmap for Biomethane in Ireland has been published today by the Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) at a time when Europe has increased its ambition for biomethane production in response to the pressing need for energy security while…