2018 Spor ts Hall EXPO 1 BURNER FRONT LAWN Stables WIND TURBINE BIOMASS BOILER Horse Walker 3 4 A b C 9 10 1 2 6 8 7 5 EXPO arena Demo Meeting Point speaker area Fire Assembly Point Parking Venue Sitemap Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary TUESDAY, AUGUST 21 st 2018 energyinagriculture.ie EVENT PARTNERS EVENT SPONSORS Venue & Location Energy in Agriculture 2018 takes place at Gurteen College, Ballingarry, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, E53 TP93. Ballingarry, North Tipperary, lies on the N52, north of Borrisokane and 10km south of Birr. Gurteen is 1km west of the N52 and is signposted from the main road, about 2km north of Ballingarry. The GPS co ordinates are N53.04165° W0008.01226° Detailed directions and map are available on energyinagriculture.ie Venues A, B & C (seminar talks) 1 Main entrance 2 Registration 3 Canteen (hot food & beverages) 4 Expo arena Exhibition Area A hugely successful part of Energy in Agriculture is the networking and learning that takes place in the EXPO areas. With over 60 organisations exhibiting, the EXPO offers visitors a unique opportunity to meet suppliers of all products relating to energy on your farm in one day. Whether it’s solar PV, wind, biomass boilers, consultancy, financing or energy suppliers that interests you, there are numerous providers available on the day to offer advice and help. A full list of all our exhibitors is available on: https://energyinagriculture.ie/exhibitors/our-exhibitors/ Innovation Showcase In association with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Office, Tipperary. One exciting new addition for 2018 is our Innovation Showcase where we will demonstrate some of the best and brightest innovations that aim to increase efficiency and sustainability on our farms. The Innovation Showcase is designed to allow visitors see a wide range of innovative products, technologies & services which could practically be applied to your farms to deliver real efficiencies & savings. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet the innovators post event. Pre-entry is essential for all innovation submissions and judges will shortlist up to 10 products for presentation at the showcase event. All successful applicants are in the running for an ‘Energy in Agriculture Innovation Award’ to be presented following the showcase on the day. Successful applicants will also be considered for either ‘Best Indigenous Innovation Award’ sponsored by Enterprise Ireland or ‘Best Innovation - Micro Enterprise Category’ sponsored by the Local Enterprise Office, Tipperary. Both categories have significant prizes attached. The Innovation Showcase, facilitated by Damien O’Reilly will take place in the main EXPO Arena at 3.30pm. 5 Clinics hub 6 Demo meeting point 7 Gurteen Main College 8 Speakers area (Gurteen House) 9 Biomass Boiler 10 Fire assembly point (Tennis Court)
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2018
Spor ts HallEXPO 1
BURNER
FRONT LAWN
Stables
WIND TURBINE
BIOMASSBOILER
Horse Walker
3
4
Ab
C
9
10
1
2
6
8
7
5
EXPO arena
Demo Meeting
Point
speaker area
Fire Assembly Point
Parking
Venue Sitemap
Gurteen College, Co. Tipperary
TUESDAY, AUGUST 21st 2018
energyinagriculture.ie
EVENT PARTNERSEVENT SPONSORS
Venue & LocationEnergy in Agriculture 2018 takes place at Gurteen College, Ballingarry,
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, E53 TP93.
Ballingarry, North Tipperary, lies on the N52, north of Borrisokane and 10km south of Birr. Gurteen is 1km west of the N52 and is signposted
from the main road, about 2km north of Ballingarry.
The GPS co ordinates are N53.04165° W0008.01226°
Detailed directions and map are available on energyinagriculture.ie
Venues A, B & C (seminar talks)
1 Main entrance
2 Registration
3 Canteen (hot food & beverages)
4 Expo arena
Exhibition AreaA hugely successful part of Energy in Agriculture is the networking and learning that takes place in the EXPO areas. With over 60 organisations exhibiting, the EXPO offers visitors a unique opportunity to meet suppliers of all products relating to energy on your farm in one day. Whether it’s solar PV, wind, biomass boilers, consultancy, financing or energy suppliers that interests you, there are numerous providers available on the day to offer advice and help.
A full list of all our exhibitors is available on: https://energyinagriculture.ie/exhibitors/our-exhibitors/
Innovation ShowcaseIn association with Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Office, Tipperary.
One exciting new addition for 2018 is our Innovation Showcase where we will demonstrate some of the best and brightest innovations that aim to increase efficiency and sustainability on our farms.
The Innovation Showcase is designed to allow visitors see a wide range of innovative products, technologies & services which could practically be applied to your farms to deliver real efficiencies & savings. Visitors will also have the opportunity to meet the innovators post event.
Pre-entry is essential for all innovation submissions and judges will shortlist up to 10 products for presentation at the showcase event. All successful applicants are in the running for an ‘Energy in Agriculture Innovation Award’ to be presented following the showcase on the day.
Successful applicants will also be considered for either ‘Best Indigenous Innovation Award’ sponsored by Enterprise Ireland or ‘Best Innovation - Micro Enterprise Category’ sponsored by the Local Enterprise Office, Tipperary. Both categories have significant prizes attached.
The Innovation Showcase, facilitated by Damien O’Reilly will take place in the main EXPO Arena at 3.30pm.
5 Clinics hub
6 Demo meeting point
7 Gurteen Main College
8 Speakers area (Gurteen House)
9 Biomass Boiler
10 Fire assembly point (Tennis Court)
ProgrammeWelcome to Energy in Agriculture 2018Ireland’s largest energy event for the farming community
Now in its third year, this event has been building and growing year on year. In 2017, more than 2500 visitors and 60 exhibitors participated, and it proved to be a highly successful, informative and productive day for all.
This year we hope it will be even bigger and better with developments in renewable energy grant schemes providing real opportunities for the agricultural sector.
Practical On-Farm Energy Venue A Support Scheme for Renewable Heat, Biomass, Forestry Venue B Delivering Sustainable Energy through Agriculture Venue C
10.00 - 10.15 Official opening Denis Naughten T.D. Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
10.15 - 11.00Energy in agriculture Panel to include: Minister Denis Naughten; Joe Healy, IFA; Barry Caslin, Teagasc and Paul Kenny, TEA.
14.00 - 15.00Sustainability in agriculture Panel to include: Matt Crowe, EPA; Michael Moloney, Bord Bia; Fiona Thorne, Teagasc; John Muldowney, DAFM and Thomas Ryan, IFA.
15.30 - 16.30 Innovation showcase - showing the best of new and emerging technologies, products and services to improve efficiencies on our farms.
FACILITATED BY
11.00 - 12.00 Wind. Mike Pearson, Principal, Gurteen College
12.00 - 13.00 Solar PV. Alan Jackson/Paul Kenny, TEA
13.00 - 14.00 Wood mobilisation. Barry Caslin, Teagasc
15.00 - 16.00 Anaerobic digestion. Tom Short, IFA
11:00 - 11.30 Reducing energy cost - where to start. Alan Jackson, TEA
11:45 - 12.15 Fuel switching - what energy is right for me? Barry Caslin, Teagasc
12:30 - 13.00 How to achieve energy efficient lighting. Donal Sugrue, DCS
13:15 - 13.45 Generating your own power: farm scale electricity. Paul Kenny, TEA
14:00 - 14.30 SEAI supports for renewable energy in farming. Ivan Sproule, SEAI
14:45 - 15.15 Energy efficiency options for Irish dairy farms. John Upton, Teagasc
15:30 - 16.00 Heating for drying using the SSRH. Michael Doran, Action Renewables
16:15 - 17.00 Minimising fuel use in machinery. Dermot Forristal, Teagasc
11:00 - 11.30 SSRH process explained. Ray Langton, SEAI
12:30 - 13.00 Heat entrepreneurs - local supply chains for local heat. Eoin Phelan, Laois Farm Forestry Group
13:15 - 13.45 Supply opportunities from farm forestry. Steven Meyen, Teagasc
14:00 - 14.30 Becoming a timber processor for biomass. Nick Cotter, Mid Western Forestry Services Ltd
14:45 - 15.15 Small scale district heating - a real opportunity? Donna Gartland, CODEMA
15:30 - 16.00 Maximising forestry value for bioenergy. Geraldine O'Sullivan, IFA
11:00 - 11.30 Farm energy legal pitfalls and how to avoid. James Staines , Staines Law
11:45 - 12.15 Community co-ownership under RESS.Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment
12:30 - 13.00 The importance of public consultation for renewable energy projects.
Dr. Thomas van Rensburg, NUI Galway
13:15 - 13.45 Understanding Grid Connections. Carlos Galvan, Gridconnect
14:00 - 14.30 Renewable energy - planning issues. Marie Ryan, Tipperary County Council
14:45 - 15.15 Delivering sustainable energy in agriculture.Dr. Robert Leonard, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
15:30 - 16.00 Improving margins through sustainability. Dr. Gary Lanigan, Teagasc
FACILITATED BY
Energy cost clinic. Tipperary Energy Agency
Tax clinic. IFAC
Planning clinic. Tipperary County Council
Legal clinic. Staines Law
Finance clinic. AIB
Highlights for 2018• Official opening by Minister for Communications,
Climate Action & the Environment, Denis Naughten
• Panel Discussions on ‘Energy in Agriculture’ and ‘Sustainability in Agriculture’ facilitated by Damien O’Reilly from RTE’s Countrywide and featuring leading voices from Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine, IFA, Teagasc, EPA, Bord Bia and TEA as well as Minister Naughten
• Large indoor & outdoor exhibitor areas
• 3 large dedicated venues for the 3 streams of seminar talks
• Practical demonstrations on renewable energy production
• Innovation showcase to demonstrate the best and brightest innovations from the last few years that aim to increase efficiency and sustainability on our farms.
