In Ireland, the country’s first on-farm demonstration-scale biorefinery integrating grass biorefining and anaerobic digestion was recently inaugurated in Cork. Funded by Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the €3 million facility will serve as the Irish demonstration site for Rural BioReFarmeries, which receives approximately €7.35 million in CBE JU funding. Coordinated by Munster […]
In Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland has connected College Group’s new €30 million biomethane facility in Nobber, Co. Meath, to Ireland’s national gas network, enabling the business to transform waste into renewable gas. The biomethane produced at the facility will not only increase the amount of renewable gas on the network but will also be used to […]
In Ireland, Gas Networks Ireland and Bia Energy have connected Ireland’s first biomethane production facility directly to the national gas network. The €90 million Huntstown, Dublin, plant can inject up to 120 GWh of renewable gas annually when fully operational, using agricultural, food and surplus packaged waste as feedstock. The project received almost €3.9 million […]
In Ireland, Flogas announced a new renewable gas deal with College Group, one of Ireland’s leading bio-waste management entities, forming part of Flogas’ Gas Purchase Agreement (GPA) strategy to support the growth of indigenous biomethane production and accelerate transport sector decarbonization across the island of Ireland. Under this agreement, Flogas will offtake 26 GWh of […]
In Ireland, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine announced that payments to successful projects under the 2024 Biomethane Capital Grant Scheme are commencing this week. The issuing of the payments to these applicants reinforces the Government’s commitment to supporting the delivery of up to 5.7 terawatt-hours of indigenously produced Biomethane by 2030. These […]
In Ireland, a new Commission for Regulation of Utilities decision will make it easier and more affordable for biomethane projects of all sizes to connect to the gas network, helping to unlock new projects across the country and support the growth of renewable gas. It also introduces a new option through a Centralised Grid Injection […]
In Ireland, Pure Data Centres Group (Pure DC) announced it has completed Europe’s first large-scale cross-border biomethane purchase for a data center, transferring 9GWh of certified German biomethane to the Irish gas network over a seven-day period. The transaction is a 9,000-fold increase on its proof of concept (PoC), announced in March 2026 and demonstrates […]
In Ireland, a large-scale study has identified an effective way in which wood can be used to help achieve long-term climate targets. Led by researchers from the University of Galway in Ireland and experts from IEA Bioenergy, the study investigated how residual and waste wood can contribute to the permanent removal of carbon from the […]
In Ireland, RTE reports the national train line Iarnrod Eireann has kicked off a 12-16 week pilot program that will trial the use of Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil in commuter trains around Cork. The trial will use about 100,000 liters of HVO between now and June when the trial ends. The company already uses HVO100 for […]
In Ireland, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced that it awarded more than €20 million in Government funding to 34 new national energy research awards under the SEAI National Energy Funding Programme in 2025. This comprises of 25 Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) projects and 9 Energise Fellowships. Funding for these awards is […]
