Climate & Environment Fuel lobby group calls for less ‘ideological purity’ and greater ethanol content in petrol Fuels for Ireland boss Kevin McPartlan says the government’s bet on electric cars needs to be balanced with a short-term stopgap to cut emissions
Companies Blackwater Distillery looks to raise €400,000 to increase productionThe Waterford-based business, well known for its gin and vodka, plans to release its own whiskey later this year
Biofuel usage must increase to 35% of fuel mix to hit climate targets in transportBiofuels now account for just 5% of all the total fuel used by road transport vehicles in Ireland
Former Bank of Ireland CEO appointed chair of Irish-owned ethanol companyClonbio operates the largest bio-ethanol refinery in Europe producing over 500 million litres of bio-ethanol fuel every year.
Industry group urges state to follow UK’s switch to 10% renewable ethanol in petrol Kevin McPartlan of Fuels for Ireland said his group was seeking clarity on the government’s plan for increasing biofuel content to cut emissions