Bioeconomy renewable energy

Project Description

This project will utilise outputs from partner projects working to identify farm scale, landscape level and national level economic and environmental implications of farm supplied alternative feedstock for AD at a regional level. Using these outputs, the capacity for AD production to scale up in Ireland, using a systems-based approach to identify the barriers and opportunities that may exist will be assessed. Farmer behaviour will be assessed in relation to willingness to provide feedstocks for AD production and accept digestate by-products such as fertiliser. An Innovation Systems map of the AD sector will be created, showing the actors and institutions affecting the sector. The Bioeconomy Input-Output model (BIO) and Simulation Model of the Local Economy (SMILE) will be utilised to assess the optimal location for AD plant development. A policy framework will be laid out as part of a policy workshop involving sectoral experts.