Greener Homes scheme success is biomass boost

BIOMASS sales are set to benefit from the success of the Greener Homes scheme.

The scheme was designed to stimulate demand for renewable technologies in homes, and 16,000 grants have been awarded, many of them to householders installing biomass boilers or stoves.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Eamon Ryan said the scheme fulfilled its objectives, surpassed its targets ahead of schedule, and its €47 million budget allocation was fully committed.