Get on board with the bioeconomy!
How deep is our addiction to crude oil? Can we ever stop relying on it?
Only with a bioeconomy.
The bioeconomy means supplying what society needs (our economy) from renewable plants, animals and microbes (biological sources). It’s what we did before we ever discovered crude oil with all its modern uses. And
it’s our best option to replace it.
But despite how important the bioeconomy is to our future, most people haven’t heard of it. That’s why we ran a national campaign to raise awareness. We think everyone should know what the bioeconomy
is and why we are depending on it. We toured a mobile exhibit up and down the country to bring this information directly to you!
EXPLORE THE BIOBUS
Fossil fuel, petroleum, crude oil…whatever you call it, it’s everywhere! And there’s no better place to demonstrate this than inside our homes.
That’s why our exhibit lets you explore a standard Irish household and discover just how many day to day products we rely on that have crude oil components. But if crude oil is everywhere
how will we ever transition away from it? That’s where the bioeconomy comes in. Finding novel ways of producing the things we need from plants, animals and microbes instead. The BioBus
shows you some of the most creative examples we’ve found of these biobased items, as well as some local or common products you can start using today. Take a look at the BioBus 3D tour
below, explore the inside of the bus and try to guess what each of outside exhibit items are made of!
EXPLORE THE EXHIBIT
1. INSIDE THE BUS
Fossil fuel, petroleum, crude oil…whatever you call it, it’s everywhere! And there’s no better place to demonstrate this than inside our homes. That’s why our exhibit will let you explore a standard Irish household and discover just how many day to day products we rely on that have crude oil components. Take a peek at the design of our exhibit below:
2. PRODUCTS OF THE FUTURE
OK so if crude oil is everywhere how will we ever transition away from it? That’s where the bioeconomy comes
in. Finding novel ways of producing the things we need from plants, animals and microbes instead. We’ll show you some of the weirdest examples we’ve found, as well as some local or common products
you can start using today.
For now, why not try to guess what each of these items below are made of!
tour map
The BioBus will tour 35 locations across Ireland for five weeks in October and November.
Week 1 – Sat 14th October – Fri 20th October
Week 1 of our tour will go to the following locations.
- Saturday 14th – Blanchardstown, Dublin
- Sunday 15th – Tallaght, Dublin
- Monday 16th – Bray and Greystones, Wicklow
- Tuesday 17th – Break
- Wednesday 18th – Wexford, Wexford
- Thursday 19th Carlow, Carlow
- Friday 20th – Naas, Kildare and Portlaoise, Laois
This part of the tour will coincide with Bioeconomy Ireland Week.
Week 2 – Sat 21st October – Fri 27th October
Week 2 of our tour will go to the following locations.
- Saturday 21st – Kilkenny City, Kilkenny
- Sunday 22nd – Waterford City, Waterford
- Monday 23rd – Cork City, Cork
- Tuesday 24th – Break
- Wednesday 25th – Break
- Thursday 26th – Mallow, Cork – 9-16 h
- Friday 27th
- Killarney, Kerry – 9-12h
- Tralee, Kerry – 13:30-16:30h
Week 3 – Sat 28th October – Fri 3rd November
Week 3 of our tour will go to the following locations.
- Saturday 28th
- Ennis, Clare – 10:30-13:30h
- Limerick, Limerick – 15-18h
- Sunday 29th – Galway City, Galway – 11-18h
- Monday 30th
- Castlebar, Mayo – 9-12h
- Sligo, Sligo – 14-17h
- Tuesday 31st – Break
- Wednesday 1st – Letterkenny, Donegal – 11-18h
- Thursday 2nd – Carrick-On-Shannon, Leitrim – 11-18h – POSTPONED
- Friday 3rd – Longford City, Longford – 11-18h
Week 4 – Sat 4th November – Fri 10th November
Week 4 of our tour will go to the following locations.
- Saturday 4th
- Roscommon, Roscommon – 10:30-13:30h
- Mullingar, Westmeath – 15:50-18:00h
- Sunday 5th
- Navan, Meath – 10:30-13:30h
- Cavan, Cavan – 15:30-17:30h
- Monday 6th – Monaghan, Monaghan – 10-17h
- Tuesday 7th – Carrick-On-Shannon, Leitrim – 10-17h
- Wednesday 8th – Break
- Thursday 9th – Dundalk, Louth – 10-17h
- Friday 10th
- Tullamore, Offaly – 9-12h
- Nenagh, Tipperary – 14-17h
Week 5 – Sat 11th November – Fri 17th November
Week 5 of our tour will be Irish-speaking only and will go to the following locations.
- Saturday 11th – Break
- Sunday 12th – Ring, Waterford – 11-16h
- Monday 13th – Baile Mhúirne, Cork – 11-16h
- Tuesday 14th – Corca Dhuibhne, Kerry – 11-16h
- Wednesday 15th – Cois Fharraige, Galway – 10-16h
- Thursday 16th – Béal an’Mhuirthead, Mayo – 10-16h
- Friday 17th – Gaoth Dobhair, Donegal – 10-16h
This part of the tour will coincide with SFI Science Week.
Click on the image to the right to explore our interactive map. Check the date, place, and time when the BioBus will be near you!
Our fuel
Fuel and energy are the first things we think of when it comes to fossil fuels. And for good reason. It makes up 86% of fossil fuel use. Green electricity is one solution but it has its limitations, such as energy output, reliability and need for battery storage. That’s why it’s important we also have liquid fuel that is bio-based. The BioBus uses Certa’s bio-diesel, which is made from hydrotreated vegetable oil. It’s mainly used by commercial operators right now but will be coming to household boilers very soon, so keep an eye out!
