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Nearly 7.5 per cent of Ireland’s natural gas demand could be met by renewable sources such as grass and organic waste, a report commissioned by Bord Gáis has found.

The UCC and Ernst & Young report - The Future of Renewable Gas in Ireland  - estimates that up to 300,000 homes each year could be heated by the renewable gas.