Practical On-farm Renewable Energy event at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus

On Tuesday 2 November an event entitled “Practical On-farm Renewable Energy” will be held at Greenmount Campus.  DARD has joined forces with the UFU, AFBI and Action Renewables to provide practical information for farmers and the rural sector about the various renewable energy options available for their businesses.

There will be a series of seminars throughout the day on each of the main renewable energy technologies; wind power, biomass production and utilisation, anaerobic digestion, solar hot water and micro-hydro.  A second series of seminars will deal with many of the challenges faced when installing a green energy source.  Topics covered will include grid connection, planning, NI Renewable Obligation Certificates (NIROC’s), marketing NIROC’s as well as finance and funding options.

In addition there will be a Trade Exhibition and the opportunity to tour the renewable energy installations at Greenmount Campus. To book trade space contact Nicola Chang at nicola.chang@actionrenewables .co.uk

The event will run from 11.00am until 9.00pm in the evening.  For further details contact David Trimble at 028 9442 6682 or david.trimble@dardni.gov.uk.

The planning team for the Practical On-farm Renewable Energy event at Greenmount Campus on 2  November” FR Nigel Moore CAFRE, Nicola Chang Action Renewables, Eric Long CAFRE, Michael Doran Action Renewables, David Trimble CAFRE, Lindsay Easson AFBI, Gareth Gormley DARD, Chris Osbourne UFU, Johnathan Doherty DARD