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Industrial Development Agency (IDA) Business and Technology Park, Purcellsinch, Dublin Road

A 10-year permission for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with 10 battery modules and a substation.

19482 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 12 July 2019

Reference
19482
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
12 July 2019

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at an IDA Business Park. The development will feature up to 10 containerised battery storage modules, transformers, inverters, a 38kV electrical substation, and associated infrastructure.

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Development description

For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a battery energy storage system (bess). The bess will consist of: up to 10 no. Containerised battery storage modules (up to 14.6m in length, 2.8m in height and 2.4m in width) and ancillary equipment including up to: 14 no. Transformers, 28 no. Inverters, 14 no. Ring main units; a 38kv electrical substation and esb substation building (10m in length, 6.2m in height and 7.4m in width); electrical equipment building (20m in length, 8.2m in height and 7.4m in width); underground surface water attenuation tank; underground foul storage tank; access and internal circulation road with new junction onto existing ida private road; 6 no. Car parking spaces; landscaped berm wall up to 2m height and native tree and scrub planting, screening wall up to 3m height; 3m high paladin security fence; and all other associated site development works including surface water and foul drainage required to facilitate the development

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  1. Application received12 July 2019

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