Enniskillen Venue For Practical On-farm Renewable Energy Event

Following the success of the ”Practical On-farm Renewable Energy” event at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus, and as a result of feedback from those attending, a similar event will be held at CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus on Wednesday 22 February 2012.

Organised by DARD with the assistance of AFBI, Hillsborough and the UFU, the event aims  to provide practical information for farmers and the rural sector about the various renewable energy options available for their businesses.

There will again 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, micro-hydro, and heat pumps. A second series of seminars will deal with many of the issues facing those considering a green energy source. Topics covered will include the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI), grid connection, planning, NI Renewable Obligation Certificates (NIROC’s), business planning, taxation, as well as finance and funding options. In addition there will be a Trade Exhibition and the opportunity to see the biomass boiler installation at Enniskillen campus. The event will run from 1.30pm until 10.00pm. For further details contact Connor Maguire at 028 6634 4853 or connor.maguire@dardni.gov.uk

Some of the organising committee of the ‘Practical On-farm Renewable Energy’ event which will be held at Enniskillen Campus, CAFRE on Wed 22 February 2012, examining the biomass feed-in system. From the left, Gareth Gormley, DARD, Connor Maguire, CAFRE, Lindsay Easson, AFBI, Kieran Coulter DARD, Eric Long and David Trimble, CAFRE