Slr consulting helps gain planning permission for first geothermal electricity generating station in ireland

Slr consulting helps gain planning permission for first geothermal electricity generating station in ireland

SLR Consulting has successfully obtained planning permission for the development and operation of the first geothermal energy generation plant in Ireland.

Working on behalf of Newcastle Energy Ltd, SLR scoped, prepared and submitted the planning application along with the environmental impact statement. Planning permission was granted by South Dublin County Council to begin developing the renewable energy source within just four months with no third party appeals against the decision.

SLR Ireland Managing Director Tim Paul said: "The comprehensive scoping and pre-planning consultation carried out in conjunction with Newcastle Energy Ltd, together with the high quality of the application documentation combined to ensure a successful planning decision in a very short time frame.

Based at Greenogue Business Park, Rathcoole, County Dublin in Ireland the development will consist of the initial drilling of two deep wells to an approximate depth of 4000 metres.

The wells will be used for the extraction and re-injection of natural hot geothermal water. The heat from the water will then be used to operate a geothermal electricity generation plant that will generate up to 4.5 megawatts of electricity which will be fed into the National Grid.

Newcastle Energy Ltd.'s Managing Director Padraig Hanly said:

"SLR Consulting's expertise made sure the planning process was seamless and that permission for the development was granted in a short time period."

SLR Consulting, a UK-based environmental consultancy is one of the country's fastest growing and most profitable, with over 800 employees working from 23 offices in the UK and Ireland, 26 in North America and 10 in Australasia.

SLR consulting is one of the world's leading specialist environmental consultancies that provides global advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. SLR specialises in the energy, waste management, mining & minerals, infrastructure, planning & development, and industrial sectors. It also provides expert sustainability advice and project management support that spans all of these sectors.

Key areas of SLR's business are the energy and mining sector where it is involved with both the oil and gas industry, renewable power including wind, energy from waste, hydropower and biomass, and advises mining companies and funding organisations throughout the world.

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