Ireland: Ireland - Farmers providing more bio-energy
More farmers are now planting crops to provide energy, according to the agriculture authority Teagasc. A major conference on bioenergy in Carlow this morning was told that there was increased planting of miscanthus, willow and oilseed rape in the past year.Professor Jimmy Burke told the Open Day, which was attended by thousands of farmers, that commercial and public sector building are responsible for almost one-fifth of Ireland's energy use - up 30% in the last few years.
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