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.

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

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.

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