A DUTCH expert has predicted that in the most environmentally friendly scenario, integrated renewable sources — biomass, wind, hydro and solar — could fill up to 75% of the world’s long-term energy needs.

A MAJOR national bioenergy conference in Tullamore, County Offaly on Tuesday next will focus on the latest developments in the emerging industry.

THE supply chain for bioenergy is not well linked, the annual conference of the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) was told in Portlaoise yesterday.