UCC will host a one day conference entitled "Grass as a source of renewable gaseous fuel" on Thursday 15 April 2010.
The conference funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will highlight the potential of renewable gas (biomethane) produced from grass as a source of transport fuel or heat. A recent paper published by the Biofuels Research Group in The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) in UCC suggests a practical potential substitution of 7% of natural gas by biomethane through digestion of organic feed-stocks, in particular grass. This may be compared with a German target for biomethane supply of 6% of natural gas by 2020 and 10% by 2030.
The deadline for conference registration is Friday 9 April (places are limited to 90). For more information on the conference and how to register please visit the following web-link:
http://www.ucc.ie/en/eri/newsandevents/bodytext,98300,en.html
