GrantedDecided 28 March 2023Offaly County Council

C.5.14HA SITE WITHIN THE MOUNT LUCAS WIND FARM, IN THE TOWNLAND OF DRUMCAW OR, MOUNTLUCAS CO. OFFALY

Planning application 22379
DecisionConditional grant
Decided28 March 2023
Application typePERMISSION
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Application description published by Offaly County Council.
A 2MW PILOT SCALE HYDROGEN ELECTROLYSIS PLANT WHICH COMPRISES; AN ELECTROLYSER CONTAINED WITHIN A STANDARD ISO CONTAINER (C. 12.2M IN LENGTH, C. 2.4M IN WIDTH AND C. 3.3M IN HEIGHT), 3 NO. HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGEN STORAGE UNITS, 1 NO HYDROGEN COMPRESSION SYSTEM, 1 NO GENERATOR, 2 NO SUBSTATION/TRANSFORMER STRUCTURES AND A MEDIUM VOLTAGE UNDERGROUND CABLE CONNECTION TO THE NEAREST WIND TURBINE C. 600M TO THE WEST. THE HYDROGEN ELECTROLYSIS PLANT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING INFRASTRUCTURE; HYDROGEN ANALYSER CONTAINER, FIREWALL (MAXIMUM HEIGHT 3.6M), UNDERGROUND FIBRE OPTIC CABLING, 2 NO. 10 CUBIC METRE BUFFER TANKS, GAS CONTROL CABINET, POWER SUPPLY UNIT, 23 CUBIC METRE PRECAST UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE TANK, WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM, 2 NO BOREHOLE WELLS, AND 4 NO. HGV TRAILER BAYS. ANCILLARY INFRASTRUCTURE WILL INCLUDE 1 NO WELFARE PORTACABIN (C. 24SQM) AND 4 NO. CAR SPACES, PALISADE SECURITY FENCING, VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS, A REPLACEMENT FOOTPATH BETWEEN THE SITE ENTRANCE AND THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE WIND FARM, SITE DRAINAGE WORKS INCLUDING PETROL INTERCEPTOR AND ALL ASSOCIATED INFRASTRUCTURE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS. THE APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS)

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