Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 3 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Maximising the Usage and Potential of Land: Coillte

12:10 pm

Mr. Gerry Britchfield:

Other questions concerned wood gasification boilers. Our RHI policy is mostly focused on industrial heat generation. That is where Ireland can gain most in terms of traction and bioenergy. Many pharmaceutical and dairy companies have big requirements for industrial heat that are being satisfied by fossil fuels. We see a good position on renewable energy solutions for these industrial users. We are focused more on the industrial rather than the domestic end.

Deputy Michael McNamara asked about carbon sequestration in our forests and what different species could bring to the mix. I will ask Mr. Murphy to elaborate on that issue.