UCC report shows Ireland losing out on 3,600 potential jobs

Thomas Mc Hugh, Cork Chamber with report author Ashley Amato and Dr Carol Power, UCC at the launch of a report titled Anaerobic Digestion. Picture Darragh Kane

Ireland is missing out of €1.5bn in potential investment by not supporting anaerobic digestion as a renewable energy source alongside wind and solar, a new report from UCC has found.

The technology converts waste products from food, agriculture, wastewater treatment, and other sources into biomethane, a fuel source that can form an element in Ireland’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.