Naturally driven to provide a sustainable future
We do this while realising the full potential of our land by innovating and adapting to today’s challenges. Bord na Móna operates in many areas but our focus is simple; we have a deep-rooted drive to make the most of our natural resources, to help make life better everyday for our customers, communities and our country.
Bord na Móna announces the largest change of land use in modern Irish history
125,000 acres of bogland that are now being used to provide energy peat to three power stations will transition to new uses by 2030. After 2030 the company will no longer harvest energy peat and will have completed its move to new sustainable businesses, located across its bogs and landholding.
70,000
homes are powered by electricity from Mountlucas and Bruckana wind farms
61
%of the electricity Bord na Móna generated in 2017 came from biomass or other renewable resources
16
%of the energy Ireland consumes must come from renewable sources by 2020
Biodiversity Action Plan 2016-2021
Bord na Móna recently launched the new Biodiversity Action Plan 2016-2021. This plan explains why biodiversity is important to Bord na Móna and how it intends to build on the wealth of peatland management, rehabilitation, restoration and conservation that it has built up since its establishment in the 1940s. The Biodiversity Action Plan will be integral to our transition towards sustainable and renewable businesses, reinforcing biodiversity development as a core value of the company.
