Green, green grass of home could be key to renewable energy

THE secret to Ireland’s success in switching to renewable energy is as Green as you can get — and it’s right under our feet.

That’s according to researchers who have identified common or garden grass as the way forward in weening us off planet-destroying fossil fuels in favour of biofuels.

“Ireland has 91% of land under grass and this grassland is at present under-utilised,” explained Dr Jerry Murphy of the Environmental Research Institute at University College Cork.