(Department for Transport, Northern Ireland Office, Trudy Harrison MP, and Shailesh Vara MP) Greener petrol rolled out to help Northern Ireland decarbonise transport. greener E10 petrol to be rolled out across Northern Ireland from November, with a government campaign launched today to raise awareness move will align Northern Ireland with
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(UK Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs/NGV Journal) Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons MLA have visited Granville EcoPark Ltd in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, to see the company’s latest advancements with regard to green technology. During a tour of the site, the
Decarbonising Heating: Government Urged to Avoid ‘One Size Fits All Approach’ as Poverty Levels Rise
by David Blevings (OFTEC Ireland/Irish Times) … In RoI, the government is offering a grant of up to 50 per cent off a deep retrofit. However, the average cost of these works is €56,000, which leaves a large bill for the home-owner to finance, and we don’t see how the
(UK Cold Chain Federation/NGV Journal) McCulla Ireland, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading storage and logistics companies, has launched its circular economy waste-to-energy transport fleet at an event at its Lisburn headquarters. This new sustainable fleet, which has been many years in development, is the first of its kind in
(Bioenergy Insight) Haffmans, a subsidiary of US firm Pentair, and McCulla, an ambient, chilled, and frozen logistics solutions company, have launched a new biogas upgrading plant. The new plant enables McCulla in Northern Ireland to fuel its fleet of trucks with compressed natural gas (bio-CNG). The Pentair Biogas Upgrading System
(U.S. Grains Council/GrainNet) Earlier this month, the U.S. Grain Council (USGC) conducted an ethanol trade mission to Brussels and London to attend a global biofuels conference and followup on E10 deployment in the United Kingdom (UK). Brian Healy, USGC’s director of global ethanol market development; Isabelle Ausdal, USGC manager of ethanol trade policy and economics; USGC’s Middle East and Africa
(The Irish Times) Around two-thirds of households in the north rely on kerosene to heat their homes. Some industry insiders have mooted HVO as a potential green energy replacement. HVO advocates say the biofuel could replace kerosene and diesel at relatively low cost, cutting emissions by up to 90 per
(Bioenergy Insight) Irish natural gas distribution and supply company, firmus energy, has partnered with Granville Eco Park to decarbonise its fleet. Firmus energy will initially use a jointly branded van, currently being fuelled by Granville’s renewable biomethane gas produced at its anaerobic digestion plant in Dungannon to showcase the sustainability credentials
( firmus energy/GNV Journal) Antrim-based natural gas distribution and supply company firmus energy has teamed up with anaerobic digestion specialists Granville Eco Park to decarbonize its engineering and maintenance fleet. firmus energy will initially use a jointly branded van, currently being fueled by Granville Eco Park’s biomethane produced at their anaerobic
(Bioenergy Insight) Foodservice provider Moy Park has placed the largest single order of IVECO natural gas trucks in the UK. The Northern Irish firm has committed to the mass decarbonisation of its transport operation with 50 bio-LNG IVECO Stralis NP trucks. As concerns grow over the vehicular impact on the
by Sonja Tutty (The Times) Britain joined the US, Australia and several European countries in making E10, a blend of fossil fuel and up to 10 per cent biofuel, the standard petrol this month — The government is considering following Britain’s lead in making E10 fuel the standard petrol blend at
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Propane is usually made from oil refining, but it doesn’t have to be! SHV Energy found bacterial species from a marine sediment that are capable of producing propane. Find out how through gene sequencing they identified partial pathways that might be involved in utilising inorganic
(WELTEC/Renewable Energy Magazine) The biogas plant of the Northern Irish food logistics company McCulla Transport will go live producing biomethane in July 2021 following a plant expansion by WELTEC BIOPOWER and partner companies. At the site in Lisburn, south of Belfast, 450 standard m³ of biogas will be processed into biomethane/ RNG every hour.
(International Association of Oil and Gas Producers) Map and overview of existing and planned CCUS facilities in the European Union and UK. READ MORE
(Bioenergy Insight) Irish chilled and frozen logistics company McCulla has added 10 new biomethane-fuelled IVECO S-WAY NP CNG 4×2 tractor units to its fleet. Eight out of the 10 trucks will immediately go into service on its new contract with Lidl Northern Ireland, powered by biomethane from food waste collected
(Encirc) An aspirational mission to create the world’s most sustainable glass bottle has been lauded an incredible success by the industry, following initial results from a ground-breaking trial. — A revolutionary project undertaken by Encirc (a Vidrala company), and industry research and technology organisation, Glass Futures, has proven that new
by Kevin Mullan (Derry Journal) Dalradian has said its proposed mine and processing plant in the Sperrins will be cyanide-free and that the mine will be the first in Europe with a zero carbon footprint. The company, whose proposals to prospect for gold and silver in the Sperrins has run into

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(Bioenergy Insight) A biogas plant close to the town of Ballymena in Northern Ireland has been recognised in the Sustainable Ireland Awards. The Tully Quarry plant produces biogas from 100% chicken litter. Built by biogas technology specialists Xergi, the facility has won the award for best project in the energy production
(Queen’s University Belfast) A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has discovered a way to convert dirty aluminium foil into a biofuel catalyst, which could help to solve global waste and energy problems. In the UK, around 20,000 tonnes of aluminium foil packaging is wasted each year – enough to stretch
by Liz Gyekye (Biofuels International) Large-scale seaweed farms could become an important source for biofuels production in the UK, a new report by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) suggest. The government department recently unveiled a report entitled, Seaweed in the UK and abroad – status, products,
(Bio Base NWE) The project Bio Base NWE is funded under the Interreg IVB NWE framework and has the objective to support the development of the bio-based economy in North West Europe (see www.biobasenwe.org for additional info). Within Bio Base NWE, innovation coupons providing access to the facilities of an
(FIS) Scientists are proposing the creation of methane gas from algae grown in great offshore farms to power adapted vehicles. A new GBP 5 million (EUR 6.1 million) UK and Irish joint project called BioMara disclosed the plan and seeks to show the feasibility of turning algae into the next generation
UK Government Launches Plan for a World-Leading Hydrogen Economy
(U.K. Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP, and The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP) First-ever vision to kick start world-leading hydrogen economy set to support over 9,000 UK jobs and unlock £4 billion investment by 2030. consultation also launched to look at ways to