Launch Announcement

The official launch of the Sretaw PE/Bia Energy Anaerobic Digestion Plant, located in Huntstown, Co. Dublin, scheduled for May 29th 2024.

This event will be in the presence of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConologue T.D.

The launch marks the announcement of a partnership between Sretaw/Bia Energy and Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), underscoring the pivotal role of the plant in advancing Ireland’s renewable energy capabilities. By contributing to the decarbonisation of our national energy grid and fostering circularity through the capture and utilisation of nutrients as biofertiliser, this initiative represents a significant stride towards sustainability.

The new Bia Energy facility is a waste-to-energy anaerobic digestion plant designed to process a diverse array of feedstocks, Packaged food, food waste, food processing residues, along with agricultural feedstocks including cattle slurry & chicken litter,.

Through the controlled decomposition of organic material, the plant captures gas in a usable format, thus substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Currently capable of generating 4.8 megawatts (MWe) of renewable electricity, the plant is undergoing reconfiguration to produce biomethane (renewable natural gas), aligning with the ambitious target set by the Irish Government to produce 5.7 TWh of indigenously sourced biomethane by 2030.

Central to this venture is our collaboration with Gas Networks Ireland, which is extending the network to the site and developing a Biomethane Network Entry Facility (BNEF) to facilitate the direct injection of biomethane into the national gas network.