Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 6 May 2021

COOLCOR, RHODE, CO OFFALY

Development of a biomass gasification plant with carbon capture in Rhode.

20237 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 23 June 2020

Reference
20237
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 June 2020

Summary

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Permission is sought for a combined heat and power generating biomass gasification plant with integrated carbon capture technology on a 2.45-hectare site. The facility will include feedstock bunkers, a gasification plant, a methanation unit, gas engines, and an electrical substation.

Energybiomassrenewable energycarbon captureeiar
Floor area
3,381 m²

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Development description

Development of a combined heat and power generating biomass gasification plant with integrated carbon capture and utilisation technology to provide renwable energy and electrical grid support services on a 2.45-hectare site. The development will comprise: (i) open area feedstock reception bunkers (gross area of 425.58sqm), which will provide for the intake and temporary storage of biomass material for gasification, (ii) office, welfare and control room building (gross area of 110.90sqm and 5.145m), (iii) gasification plant (gross area of 1,178sqm and height of 20.87m)) which will convert biomass into synthetic gas (syngas), (iv) gasification control building (gross area of 36.97sqm and height of 3.05m), (v) methanation unit (gross area of 429sqm and height of 12.83m) which will convert syngas into renewable gas (rng), (vi) rng filling area (gross area of 451.63sqm), (vii) 2no. Bunded thermal energy storage tanks (gross area of 78.12sqm and height of 10m), (viii) gas engine compound (gross area of 246.44sqm) containing 5no. Containerised combined heat and power (chp) gas engines (each 5.55m in height), (ix) electrical substation (gross area of 910.8sqm) containing switchyard, esb substation building (gross area of 110.62sqm and height of 5.96m), ancillary electrical plant and bunded transformer which will electrically connect the development to the existing 110kv derryiron substation located on lands to the south of the development site, (x) an open area compound containing solid oxide fuel electrolysis cell (sofec) enclosures which will convert carbon dioxide, steam and methane into renewable energy, (xi) 2no. Store containers, containerised steam engine and containerised heat recovery plant (each of gross area of 29.77m and height of 2.9m), (xii) syngas and fuel storage tanks (gross area of 295sqm), and (xiii) all ancillary development, including; perimeter landscaped soil berms with tree screening, perimeter fencing with access gate at primary vehicle site entrance which will connect the development to the existing roads of the adjacent rhode business park providing access to the r400, car parking, lighting, internal access roads, weighbridge, carbon filter, process water and firefighting water storage tanks and all civil engineering works for the disposal of foul and surface water. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared and accompanies the planning application

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 June 2020
  2. Further information requested17 August 2020
  3. Further information received18 December 2020
  4. Decision due6 May 2021
  5. Decision issued6 May 2021
  6. Grant issued22 June 2021
  7. Permission expiry21 June 2026

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