Bioenergy Contacts and Useful Links

 

Key words - Bioenergy, Biomass, biofuels contacts

 

SEAI bioenergy contact

Tom Knitter
Renewable Energy Information Office
Unit A, West Cork Technology Park
Clonakilty
Co. Cork
Tel.: +353-(0)23-8842193
Email: tom.knitter@reio.ie

Head Office
Wilton Park House
Wilton Place
Dublin 2
Tel.: +353-(0)1-8082100
Fax: +353-(0)1-8082002

 

Useful links SEAI website:

Grants:

www.seai.ie/grants/

Newsletter:

www.seai.ie/Renewables/Subscribe_to_our_Newsletter/

Energy Statistics:

www.seai.ie/Publications/Statistics_Publications/

Emissions from fossil fuels and emission calculator:

http://www.seai.ie/Publications/Statistics_Publications/Emission_Factors/

http://www.seai.ie/Publications/Statistics_Publications/Fuel_Cost_Comparison/

Domestic and commercial fuel costs:

http://www.seai.ie/Publications/Statistics_Publications/Fuel_Cost_Comparison/

Department of Communication, Energy and Natural Resources (DCENR)

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Division

www.dcenr.gov.ie/Energy/Sustainable+and+Renewable+Energy+Division/

Policy documents

"Energy White Paper 2007-Devlivering a Sustainable Energy Future for Ireland" and "National Renewable Energy Action Plan"
http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Energy/

 

Department for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (DAFF)

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/
Email: info@agriculture.gov.ie

DAFF, Biofuels Policy

Email: bioenergy@agriculture.gov.ie

DAFF, Bioenergy Scheme: Best Practice Manuals and Grants for growing Energy Crops

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/ruralenvironment/climatechangebioenergybiodiversity/bioenergy/bioenergyscheme/

DAFF, National Council for Forest Research and Development (DAFF)

www.coford.ie
www.woodenergy.ie

DAFF, Animal by-products regulation

http://www.agriculture.gov.ie/agri-foodindustry/animalbyproducts/

 

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

www.environ.ie

Teagasc- Agriculture and food development Authority

www.teagasc.ie

Irish Bioenergy Association (Irbea)

www.irbea.org
Email: contact@irbea.org

Composting and Anaerobic Digestion Association Ireland (Cré)

www.cre.ie
Email: percy@cre.ie or info@cre.ie

Wood Fuel Quality Assurance Scheme

www.wfqa.org
Email: wfqaenquiries@wfqa.org

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

www.epa.ie

International Energy Agency-Bioenergy (IEA)

www.ieabioenergy.com

Irish participation in IEA-Bioenergy tasks:

Task 32 - Biomass Combustion and Co-firing

www.ieabcc.nl

Task 38 - Energy from Biogas

www.iea-biogas.net

Task 42 - Biorefineries: Co-production of Fuels, Chemicals, Power and Materials from Biomass

http://www.biorefinery.nl/ieabioenergy-task42

Task 43 - Biomass feedstocks for energy markets

 

European Biomass Association

http://www.aebiom.org/

European Biomass Industry Association

http://www.eubia.org/

European Biogas Association

www.european-biogas.eu


Wood energy contacts

Installers, boiler, manufacturer, fuel supplier Greener homes scheme
http://www.seai.ie/Grants/GreenerHomes/

Installer, consultants, boiler, fuel supplier ReHeat
http://www.seai.ie/Grants/Renewable_Heat_Deployment_Programme/Renewable_Heat_Information_Lists/

Biomass Publications

REIO Library Biomass Publications

Online Bookshop REIO

www.seai.ie/bookshop