Opinion

Is there hope for optimism and a role for sustainable biofuels in the Republic?

It has been an interesting spring and summer. The local elections in the Republic have come and gone with several surprises; both Green MEPs failed to win re-election and the Green Party Leader, Eamon Ryan TD, stood down.

Irish biofuels

Then, a month later, his chief adviser, Paul Kenny moved to start a post with the European Heat Pump Association in Brussels.

In early July, consultants, Ricardo held a virtual workshop on the proposed ‘Renewable Heat Obligation’ which the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) says will be introduced this year.

In early proposals, a blend rate of 2% was discussed which we, as a sector totally opposed as insignificant and informed DECC that a blend rate of at least 20% was required to make any considerable progress on decarbonisation in residential homes.

Good news

The good news was two-fold; Ricardo presented blend scenarios at . . .

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