by George Lee (RTE) The plant-based ethanol content of all petrol sold in Ireland is to be doubled from 5% to 10% from the start of April after the required
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(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
(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,
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
(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
(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
(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,
(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
(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
( 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
(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
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
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
(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
(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
(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
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
(Roscommon Herald) NUI Galway has launched a new laboratory to research the generation of biofuels from organic waste. Professor Piet Lens, a leading expert in environmental biotechnology, will lead a team of
(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
(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
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
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) A recent report entitled “The Real Economic Benefit of Separate Biowaste Collections” released by U.K.-based Renewable Energy Association shows that food waste collected separately in
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