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Biofuel fails EU sustainability test, German researchers claim

A German research team has found that bio fuels do not meet the EU sustainability target of 35%.  Click the link below for the full story http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/aug/19/biofuel-fails-eu-sustainabilty-test?CMP=twt_fd

Element Power to build Tipperary wind farm

Element Power to build Tipperary wind farm http://www.enviro-solutions.com/dailynews2/130812-element-tipp-windfarm.htm

RBBD – BioEnarea Successful Wood Fuel Quality Workshop

  RBBD  Wood Fuel Quality information day held in WIT on the 06th June 2012. GIFT Speaker Topics Paddy Phelan – TEA “The Business Case  for Quality” Ben Tansey – re:heat Ltd “Wood Fuel Management Case Study” – Presented by Paddy Phelan   Dr Andrea Sgarbossa- Università degli Studi di Padova “Italian Wood Fuel Quality

Press Release for BISYPLAN Partner Meeting 5 th – 7 th March 2012, Ptolemaida, Greece

Subproject BISYPLAN is implemented within the “BIO-EN-AREA – Improve regional policies for bioenergy and territorial development” funded by the interregional cooperation program INTERREG IVC. The main target of the sub-project BISYPLAN is to produce a handbook for small to medium scale bioenergy systems for application on a local / regional level. The handbook is targeted

Minister Rabbitte addresses National BioEnergy Conference, February 2012

Irish BioEnergy Association (IrBEA) 11th National BioEnergy Conference Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newlands Cross 09.00AM, Thursday 16 February 2012   I would like to thank Tom and the Irish BioEnergy Association for inviting me here today to open your conference and launch its report on The Economic Benefits of the Development of Bioenergy in Ireland. These

RBBD Wood Fuel Producer Exchange to Northern Italy

All wood fuel producers are invited to participate in a wood fuel producers experience exchange in 2012 June. For those interesting in visiting a well established biomass supply chain network in Trento, northern Italy please contact pphelan@tea.ie

Thurles Leisure Centre Biomass – Under Construction

The installation of the new 550kW Biomass Boiler from Gilles is currently underway at Thurles Leisure Centre. The project is set to cut the heating costs within the facility from €150,000 per annum currently on LPG bulk to under €100,000 per annum on biomass locally sourced. This will have the impact of retaining this money

Wood Fuel Business to Client Networking Seminar

Reduce your Heating Bills using Wood Energy “FREE” Business to Client Networking Seminar 9th November 2011 – Hotel Kilkenny “Did you know your Heating Costs – up by 20% since October 1st 2011 CHANCE TO WIN 8 INDEPENDENT €1,000 FEASIBILITY STUDIES SPEAKERS: Liam Griffin – “CEO” Griffin Hotel Group – “Private Sector – Ferrycarrig &