Projects

Description

We represented Green Organics Energy Ltd. in appealing a Local Authority decision to refuse permission for the construction of a biogas and biodiesel production facility at Castleblake Co. Tipperary.

Construction of biogas and biodiesel production facilities at Castleblake, Rosegreen Co. Tipperary consisting of rendering and anerobic digestion (AD) technologies to process up to 250,000 tonnes per annum of Category 1 and Category 3 animal by-product (as defined under the European Communities Regulations 1774 / 2002 meat and bone meal (MBM) and other organic biomass materials to generate biogas and biodiesel. The biogas facility utilising a combined heat and power plant (CHP) will generate 15 megawatts (MW) of electrical power. The biodiesel facility will use an esterification process to generate 50,000 tonnes of biodiesel per annum from tallow rendered on site, together with additional imported tallow or vegetable oils. An EIS was submitted with the application.