Bord na Móna - Source Issue 12 - (Page 4)
BUSINESS ROUND-UP
BUSINESS
NEWS AND DEVELOPMENTS
FROM ACROSS THE COMPANY
ROUND-UP
CLEAN ENERGY HUB LAUNCHED
Bord na Móna's Clean Energy Hub strategy was announced at the launch of our new wind
farm in Bruckana, Co. Tipperary by Minister Pat Rabbitte TD in October. The Clean Energy
Hub will generate 2GW of electricity when fully operational and create an export business
of €1 billion annual revenue for the company. The renewable electricity generated - enough
to power one million homes - will be supplied directly to the British and mainland European
electricity markets.
The Clean Energy Hub will involve the development of separate wind farms that will be
mainly centred on Bord na Móna's extensive 20,000 hectares of cutaway peatlands in east
Offaly and west Kildare. The company has set a target of 2020 to bring this project on stream.
At the heart of the project is Bord na Móna's sustainability agenda which ensures that business
practices across each of the company's operating divisions are profitable, socially acceptable, and
environmentally sound. See Nationwide for photos and pages 12-13 for more details.
Minister Pat Rabbitte TD at the
Clean Energy Hub launch.
New waste
collection service
Resource Recovery has launched a new waste
collection service to provide customers with
an even more convenient and environmentally
responsible service. A fleet of split body trucks
was introduced in September which will enable
dual collection. This will see a reduction in the
frequency of collections as the new trucks have
the ability to collect two types of waste bins all at
once. This will replace the long-standing weekly
collections as the dual collection will be on a
fortnightly basis. The development will mean an
improved service, as well as fewer AES trucks on
the road, helping to create a safer environment. At
present, the service is available in north Tipperary,
Offaly, Roscommon and Westmeath.
Drive to reduce
rail-related accidents
BEAT ON THE PEAT RECORD HARVEST
Lough Boora Parklands rocked to the Beat on the
Peat in August as part of the Ferbane Gathering. A
fundraising run, Jog on the Bog, was also held in
aid of Offaly Palliative Care. Over 2,500 visitors were
treated to live music, a barbecue, and entertainment
- in all, 13 different bands performed. The day
was a huge success, with almost €3,000 raised for
The Palliative Care-Oncology Unit at the Midland
Regional Hospital at Tullamore. See Nationwide
(page 28-31) for photos.
4 | Source Winter 2013
Bord na Móna's total peat harvest for 2013 amounted
to 166 per cent of the company's annual target. In
fact, the company managed to exceed its target by
the largest-ever percentage in its history. This year's
peat harvest now stands in excess of four times the
amount produced during the poor 2012 season.
The good weather played its part in getting us
there, along with a new operations plan devised by
the company last winter and implemented by our
employees in the summer months. See page 8-9 for
further details.
Pictured (l to r): Jimmy Rohan, Mountdillon Rail
Transport, and Gerry Brennan, Health and Safety Head,
Bord na Móna.
Further implementation of the rail maintenance
plan should help reduce accidents and
dangerous occurrences in Feedstock. That's
according to the Health and Safety team, which
has prepared statistics for Feedstock on rail
accidents and dangerous occurrences - about
29 per cent of all Feedstock accidents and
dangerous occurrences are rail-related.
Meanwhile, the Health and Safety department
has updated Feedstock with the findings of
its bog production audits/inspections at all 67
Feedstock locations over the production season.
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Bord na Móna - Source Issue 12
Bord Na MóNa - Source Issue 12
Contents
News
Brown Gold
A Bright Future Beckons
Clean Energy Hub
A Good Year
Game On!
Sales Force
Project Update
Heritage Corner
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