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Bord na Móna
Bord na Móna (Irish: [ˌbˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ nˠə ˈmˠoːnˠə]; English: "The Peat Board") is a semi-state company in Ireland.
The company was created by the Turf Development Act of 1946 to mechanize the harvesting of peat to boost the economy of Midlands communities and the energy security of the recently formed Irish Republic.
Over the years, Bord na Móna has expanded and diversified its portfolio of businesses to include biomass procurement and supply, power generation (peat-based and renewable), waste recovery, domestic fuel products, professional and consumer horticulture products, eco-tourism, and community amenities.
In 2015, the company announced that it will stop harvesting peat for power generation by 2030, but will continue to do so for their horticulture and fuels businesses. Some have criticised the state subsidies for the company and the extraction of turf as the most environmentally unfriendly form of fuel and hurting local biodiversity.
Bord na Móna was originally established in 1933 as the Turf Development Board, Limited. The reason for the formation of the Turf Development Board was "to develop and improve the Turf Industry..." and "...to operate and drain bogs...". Later, in 1946 the Turf Development Board changed its name to Bord na Móna under the Turf Development Act 1946. This move saw a change in status from that of a limited liability company to a statutory company as well as some significant changes in strategy and operations.
World War II boosted the development of Ireland's peat industry and led to the foundation of Bord na Móna in 1946. During the war, coal imports declined in quantity and quality, prompting the development of emergency fuel schemes, particularly on the use of peat, both inside and outside of traditional turf areas. It is estimated that before the war the annual production of turf per year was three million tons. The war effort added two million tons a year to this. The use of peat as a fuel source during World War II reinforced the government's commitment to develop Ireland's bogs as an indigenous source of energy.
After the war, the Irish government had a renewed focus on "the production of turf by mechanical processes and its sale at prices that cause it to compete effectively with other fuels". The war raised a valid concern around the security of indigenous fuel for Ireland. The resulting solution was a white paper issued by the government setting out what later became known as the First Development Programme.
Up to the 1950s, Ireland's bogs were harvested for turf, but from the 1950s right through to modern times the bogs were harvested for milled peat. This new method of peat harvesting gave way to harvesting on a scale not yet seen before in Ireland. A number of bogs in the Midlands were the proving ground for this new style of harvesting and are still in production to this day.[when?] The primary counties for peat harvesting were Kildare, Offaly, Galway, Longford, Roscommon, and Tipperary. These areas still continue to be the main areas of peat production.
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Bord na Móna
Bord na Móna (Irish: [ˌbˠoːɾˠd̪ˠ nˠə ˈmˠoːnˠə]; English: "The Peat Board") is a semi-state company in Ireland.
The company was created by the Turf Development Act of 1946 to mechanize the harvesting of peat to boost the economy of Midlands communities and the energy security of the recently formed Irish Republic.
Over the years, Bord na Móna has expanded and diversified its portfolio of businesses to include biomass procurement and supply, power generation (peat-based and renewable), waste recovery, domestic fuel products, professional and consumer horticulture products, eco-tourism, and community amenities.
In 2015, the company announced that it will stop harvesting peat for power generation by 2030, but will continue to do so for their horticulture and fuels businesses. Some have criticised the state subsidies for the company and the extraction of turf as the most environmentally unfriendly form of fuel and hurting local biodiversity.
Bord na Móna was originally established in 1933 as the Turf Development Board, Limited. The reason for the formation of the Turf Development Board was "to develop and improve the Turf Industry..." and "...to operate and drain bogs...". Later, in 1946 the Turf Development Board changed its name to Bord na Móna under the Turf Development Act 1946. This move saw a change in status from that of a limited liability company to a statutory company as well as some significant changes in strategy and operations.
World War II boosted the development of Ireland's peat industry and led to the foundation of Bord na Móna in 1946. During the war, coal imports declined in quantity and quality, prompting the development of emergency fuel schemes, particularly on the use of peat, both inside and outside of traditional turf areas. It is estimated that before the war the annual production of turf per year was three million tons. The war effort added two million tons a year to this. The use of peat as a fuel source during World War II reinforced the government's commitment to develop Ireland's bogs as an indigenous source of energy.
After the war, the Irish government had a renewed focus on "the production of turf by mechanical processes and its sale at prices that cause it to compete effectively with other fuels". The war raised a valid concern around the security of indigenous fuel for Ireland. The resulting solution was a white paper issued by the government setting out what later became known as the First Development Programme.
Up to the 1950s, Ireland's bogs were harvested for turf, but from the 1950s right through to modern times the bogs were harvested for milled peat. This new method of peat harvesting gave way to harvesting on a scale not yet seen before in Ireland. A number of bogs in the Midlands were the proving ground for this new style of harvesting and are still in production to this day.[when?] The primary counties for peat harvesting were Kildare, Offaly, Galway, Longford, Roscommon, and Tipperary. These areas still continue to be the main areas of peat production.