Panel Discussion
3.30 - 4.30
Innovation Showcase – showing the best of new & emerging technologies, products and services to improve efficiencies on our farms
2.00 - 3.00
Sustainability in Agriculture Panel to include – Matt Crowe, EPA; Fiona Thorne, Teagasc; John Muldowney, DAFM; Michael Moloney, Bord Bia; Thomas Ryan, IFA.
10.15 - 10.45
Energy in Agriculture Panel to include – Minister Denis Naughten; Barry Caslin, Teagasc; Paul Kenny, TEA; Joe Healy, IFA
10.00 - 10.15
Official Opening – Denis Naughten T.D. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Theme 1 - Dairy
Time
Topic
Speaker
Room
Chair
Presentation
4.15 - 5.00
Minimising fuel use in machinery
Dermot Forristal - Teagasc
A
3.30 - 4.00
Heating for drying using the SSRH
Michael Doran - Action Renewables
A
2.45 - 3.15
Energy efficiency options for Irish dairy farms
John Upton - Teagasc
A
2.00 - 2.30
SEAI supports for renewable energy in farming
Ivan Sproule - SEAI
A
1.15 - 1.45
Generating your own power: Farm scale electricity
Paul Kenny - TEA
A
12.30 - 1.00
How to achieve energy efficient lighting
Donal Sugrue - DCS
A
11.45 - 12.15
Fuel switching – what energy is right for me?
Barry Caslin - Teagasc
A
11.00 - 11.30
Reducing energy cost – where to start – Alan Jackson, TEA
Alan Jackson - TEA
A
Theme 2 - Drystock & Tillage
3.30 - 4.00
Maximising forestry value for bioenergy
Geraldine O'Sullivan - IFA
B
2.45 - 3.15
Small scale district heating – a real opportunity?
Donna Gartland - CODEMA
B
2.00 - 2.30
Becoming a timber processor for biomass
Nick Cotter - Mid Western Forestry Services Ltd
B
1.15 - 1.45
Supply opportunities from farm forestry
Steven Meyen - Teagasc
B
12.30 - 1.00
Heat entrepreneurs – local supply chains for local heat.
Eoin Phelan - Laois Farm Forestry Group
B
11.45 - 12.15
Biomass sustainability & quality criteria
Noel Gavigan - Irish BioEnergy Association
B
11.00 - 11.30
SSRH process explained – Ray Langton, SEAI
Ray Langton - SEAI
B
Theme 3 - Pigs & Poultry
3.30 - 4.00
Improving margins through sustainability
Gary Lanigan - Teagasc
C
2.45 - 3.15
Delivering sustainable energy in Agriculture
Dr. Robert Leonard - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
C
2.00 - 2.30
Planning permission for renewables (biogas/ Wind/ PV)
Tipperary County Council
C
1.15 - 1.45
Understanding the grid connection process
Carlos Galvin - Gridconnect
C
12.30 - 1.00
The importance of public consultation for renewable energy projects
Dr. Thomas van Rensberg - NUI Galway
C
11.45 - 12.15
Community co-ownership under RESS
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment
C
11.00 - 11.30
Farm energy legal pitfalls and how to avoid
James Staines - Staines Law
C
Theme 4 - Horticulture
Theme 1 - Biomass Supply Chain For Heat & Power
Time
Topic
Speaker
Room
Chair
Presentation
Theme 2 - Anaerobic Digestion
Theme 3 - Supporting Areas
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