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
