Conversion of agri-food waste could save €50m in transport fuel bills

Savings of €50m in transport fuel bills could be achieved annually through the conversion of municipal and agri-food waste into biomethane.

The Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) has claimed the conversion of such waste could result in the establishment of a large domestic biofuel industry in a short period of time which could contribute €245m annually to the economy.

A conference held by the Irish BioEnergy Association in Dublin yesterday heard that Ireland currently imports around €2.8bn of petrol and diesel per annum.