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Anaerobic digestion plant under construction
A pilot-scale anaerobic digestion plant currently under construction at Teagasc Grange is due to be commissioned this year. The plant will produce biogas using grass silage and cattle slurry. Anaerobic digestion is a multi-step process whereby organic waste and residues are converted into biogas by a group of microorganisms in an anaerobic environment. Biogas could be used as any of the three energy vectors – electricity, transport and heat. In…
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Agricultural landscape offers huge opportunity for biogas industry
As an agricultural country, Ireland has huge opportunity for the development of the biogas industry to reduce farm fuel costs. Speaking at a recent conference, Barry Caslin, Teagasc energy and rural development specialist, pointed out that renewable energy operations generally need a lot of land. And while farmers must focus on producing food first, as landowners they must also look at how best to use their assets. What about exporting…