09 March 2010

With the continuing rise in energy and fuel bills, CAFRE will deliver a further series of renewable energy workshops during March. These workshops aim to help farmers and growers understand more about existing and emerging renewable energy technologies and how they maybe adopted within their business.

The main technologies discussed will include - biomass heating systems, solar thermal water heating, wind power, heat pumps and Anaerobic Digestion.

The workshops will take place at the following venues:

• Tuesday 16 March at 7.30 pm in the Silver Birch Hotel, 5 Gortin Road, Omagh.
• Thursday 18 March at 2.00 pm in the Manor Suite, Greenmount Campus, Co.Antrim.
• Tuesday 23 March at 7.30 pm in the Strangford Arms Hotel, Newtownards.
• Thursday 25 March at 7.30 pm in the Best Western White Horse Hotel, 68 Clooney Road, Londonderry.

To book a place at one of the workshops, please contact Denise Andrews on 028 9442 6756, or denise.andrews@dardni.gov.uk . For further information speak to Cathal Ellis on 028 9442 6793 or cathal.ellis@dardni.gov.uk

Farmers who recently attended an Introduction to Renewables Workshop at the Focus Farm of Eoin Mc Cambridge, Ballycastle