Bioenergy development project launches in Midlands

Bioenergy can provide sustainable and renewable substitutes for fossil fuels in electricity, heat, and transport

At the in-person launch of the Midlands Bioenergy Development Project at the Tuar Ard Arts and Enterprise Centre, Moate, Co Westmeath were Paddy Phelan, CEO of 3 Counties Energy Agency and IrBEA president; Kieran Mulvey, Just Transition Commissioner; Minister of State Pippa Hackett; Seán Finan, IrBEA CEO; and Pádraic Ó hUiginn, project executive. Picture: IrBEA

A project has been launched in the midlands to encourage and mentor bioenergy sector start-ups to help achieve a just transition in the region.

The Irish BioEnergy Association (IrBea) held an event in recent days in Co. Westmeath to launch the National Just Transition Fund-supported project, which will run until the end of 2023.