The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) announces the final details ahead of the 23rd National Bioenergy Conference, which will take place on October 10, 2024, at the Royal Marine Hotel, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.
The bioenergy sectors of solid biomass, liquid biofuels, biogas/biomethane, wood fuels, energy crops, and biochar are uniquely placed to provide a solution to the current challenges that Ireland faces in terms of decarbonization, emissions reduction, and the renewable energy transition.
IrBEA looks forward to welcoming a wide and diverse range of stakeholders to this flagship event in Dún Laoghaire.
We need all renewable technologies and renewable fuels to be deployed as part of a broad renewable energy policy in Ireland. The conference title is ‘Bioenergy Delivering Globally Ireland’s Opportunity Locally.’ The bioenergy sector is growing strongly across the EU and bioenergy remains the largest source of renewable energy at a European and global level, said Seán Finan, CEO of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA).
At this year’s conference, the 23rd edition, the focus will be on the need to action and resource existing strategies and the rollout of new policies and supports to advance the sector’s development.
In Ireland, we have the Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) for biomass and the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation scheme for liquid and gaseous fuels. For the biomethane/biogas sector, the recently published Biomethane Strategy is a welcome first step, but further policy intervention is required to drive market certainty and the target set out, Seán Finan said.
Bord na Móna and Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) are the co-sponsors of the 23rd national bioenergy conference. Bord na Móna has plans to deploy a wide range of renewable energy generation technologies.
Specifically, in bioenergy this includes 100 percent biomass use at Edenderry Power Ltd, exploring the potential and opportunity of bioenergy with carbon capture utilization and/or storage (BECCUS) in hitting net zero and the development of biomethane production capacity.
Gas Networks Ireland is actively engaged in encouraging the development of an indigenous biomethane industry as a way of delivering on its pathway towards achieving net zero.
We are very pleased that both Bord na Móna and Gas Networks Ireland have agreed to co-sponsor the conference. Both companies are keenly focused on developing and delivering clean, renewable energy, along with carbon storage and resource recovery solutions, All those involved in this year’s conference are active in the promotion and deployment of solid, liquid, or gaseous bioenergy. We look forward to welcoming a broad range of delegates to Dún Laoghaire for intensive engagement on many aspects associated with our industry including its potential and opportunity as well as hearing from experts in the sector, ended Seán Finan.
