The Project Team

This project brings together key actors in the green gas industry in Ireland, from academics who have been researching the potential for green gas in Ireland to Industry representatives across the full supply chain.

International Energy Research Centre

The IERC is an industry-led collaborative research centre in the field of integrated sustainable energy systems, and is jointly funded by the Irish government and industry members.
www.ierc.ie/

Renewable Gas Forum Ireland

The Renewable Gas Forum Ireland (RGFI) is an industry forum that represents the interests of those involved in the renewable gas supply chain across the island of Ireland. They are representing the Irish renewable gas industry in this project.
www.renewablegasforum.com/

DENA

DENA are the German Energy Agency, a centre of expertise for energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and intelligent energy systems. They will develop the biogas registry for the project.
www.dena.de/en

SFI MaREI

The Biofuels and Bioenergy research group of the Science Foundation Ireland MaREI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy have carried out extensive research on the resource potential for green gas in Ireland. They are leading the stakeholder engagement in the project.
www.marei.ie/
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Gas Networks Ireland

Gas Networks Ireland operate the Irish gas grid. They have been active in engaging with Irish industry to identify development opportunities for green gas.
www.gasnetworks.ie/

DBFZ

DBFZ are the German Biogas Research Centre. They have considerable experience in biogas research and development, which includes green gas certification. They will develop the method to calculate greenhouse gas emissions saved for Irish biogas sources and processes.
www.dbfz.de/en/news.html

Stakeholder Engagement Team
​SFI Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy Research (MaREI)

Prof. Jerry Murphy
Lead Principal Investigator

Professor Jerry Murphy is a world-leading biofuels researcher, based in University College Cork. He has published extensively on the topic of green gas for Ireland, and developed partnerships with Industry to ensure that the potential of this research can be realised. He is currently the director of MaREI. 

Prof. Brian O' Gallachoir
Co-Principal Investigator

Professor Brian O' Gallachoir is Professor of Energy Modelling and Policy in University College Cork and director of the Masters in Sustainable Energy. His research focus is sustainable energy and climate change policy. He is also an active collaborator with industry, pursuing initiatives to strengthen enterprise and employment in the energy sector.

Aoife Long
Researcher

Aoife Long is a PhD student in the MaREI centre. She has a graduate of Civil Engineering, University College Cork and has a Masters from Trinity College Dublin. She has an extensive career as a consulting engineer and has also worked with the UN in Lebanon.

Stakeholder engagement

The Green Gas Certification project was launched in Dublin on Wednesday 26th April 2017. Over 60 industry experts, policy makers and academics attended. The project team presented the plan for the project and led a lively discussion with the stakeholders to identify their priorities for the certification scheme.

​Massachusetts State Senator Marc Pacheco provided an international perspective as he spoke about the climate initiatives that he delivered in his home state.

The MaREI team will engage with key policy makers, industry and the wider energy community to ensure that their needs are included in the scheme design.

Media:

​www.independent.ie/business/irish/fifth-of-gas-will-be-green-by-2030-says-gni-35657261.html

The project partners acknowledge the support from both the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.​