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An agricultural biogas project in County Cork could provide renewable energy to 56,000 homes.
It is hoped that biogas will be created by mixing silage and slurry with the help of anaerobic digesters on the farm. The facility will be located in Mitchelstown, County Cork, and is the first of 17 similar projects announced across the country.
Gas Networks Ireland aims to provide 20% of the supply of renewable Irish gas by 2030 and 50% by 2050.
This renewable gas will be mainly collected from farm byproducts such as excess silage and manure.
The announcement made yesterday (Wednesday, November 28) by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, as well as by Ministers Donohoe and Bruton, explained that 8.5 million euros in funding is provided as part of the initiative focused on agriculture.
The funding will support the installation of the first CGI for renewable gas and a subsidy program to promote vehicles powered by compressed natural gas.
An anaerobic digester is a relatively simple reservoir in which organic matter is decomposed without the presence of oxygen, and methane is collected as a by-product. This methane can then be used to provide energy in an environmentally friendly way.
A spokesperson for Gas Networks Ireland explained to Agriland that, when they are in place, it is hoped that CGI's facilities will be provided by farmers in a cooperative manner.
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It is understood that the goal is for farmers to build anaerobic digesters on their farms and then sell the gas to the national grid via CGI facilities.
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