FIELD trials of industrial hemp are taking place in Ireland to see if it is suitable as a biomass crop.

MEMBERS of the Green Energy Growers Association (GEGA) have begun planting over 400 acres of miscanthus across counties Wexford, Kilkenny and Tipperary.

THE country’s fledging bioenergy industry was boosted yesterday with the launch of a new support network for energy-crop growers.