Ballynanelagh Knockraha Co. Cork

Permission is sought for Island Stability Services Limited are applying for a 10 year planning permission to develop a low carbon inertia services (LCIA) grid support facility, which will connect to the adjoining ESB Knockraha 220kV Electricity Substation. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 50 years. The development is to be located within a site compound c. 2.2 ha and will consist of the following elements: the development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. Compound building housing synchronous condenser generator flywheel (c.512m2 c.12m high); customer substation (c.250m2 c.7m high) and TSO substation (c.375m2 c.9m high), cooling equipment, 6 no. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment, generator step-up transformer, auxiliary transformer and electrical plant including and external circuit breaker; 1 no. firefighting water tank and pump, boundary fencing (c.3m high) and CCTV, connection to the neighbouring ESB Substation and all other ancillary site works including access roads.

Ballynanelagh Knockraha Co. Cork

Permission for 1 no. enclosed battery energy storage system compound on a total of c. 2-hectare site, to include; 1 no. 110kV AIS electrical substation building and 1 no. single storey customer substation building, control and switch room, 33/110kV transformer and 1 no. auxillary transformer, battery storage blocks on concrete support foundations with Power Conversion System (PCS) contained within 16 units. Planning permission application also includes access roads and a site entrance, all associated electrical cabling and ducting and associated works including gates, fencing and security. The proposed development will have a projected life span 35 years.

Ballynanelagh Knockraha Co.Cork

Permission is sought for Island Stability Services Limited are applying for a 10 year planning permission to develop a low carbon inertia services (LCIA) grid support facility, which will connect to the adjoining ESB Knockraha 220kV Electricity Substation. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 50 years. The development is to be located within a site compound c. 2.2 ha and will consist of the following elements: The development and operation of a 150 to 500 MVA (electrical rating) synchronous condenser. Compound building housing synchronous condenser generator and flywheel (c.512m2 c.12m high); Customer substation (c.250m2 c.7m high) and TSO substation (c.375m2 c.9m high), Cooling equipment, 6 No. modular containers to house electrical and control equipment, generator step-up transformer, auxiliary transformer and electrical plant including an external circuit breaker; 1 no. firefighting water tank and pump, boundary fencing (c.3m high) and CCTV, connection to the neighbouring ESB Substation and all other ancillary site works including access roads.

Ballynanelagh Knockraha Co. Cork

Permission for 1 no. enclosed battery energy storage system compound on a total of c. 2 hectare site, to include: Battery storage blocks on concrete support foundations with Power Conversion Systems (PCS) contained within 16 units, 1 no. 110 kV AIS electrical substation building and 1 no. single storey customer substation building, control and switch room, 33/110 kV transformer and 1 no. auxiliary transformers, construction compound, firewater reservoir, store room, welfare unit, dam along the northern boundary, a retention basin, soakage swale and a diesel backup generator. Planning permission application also includes access roads and a site entrance, all associated electrical cabling and ducting and associated works including gates, fencing and security. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 35 years.

Ballynanelagh Knockraha Co Cork

Permission for 1) 1no. enclosed battery energy storage system compound on a total of c. 2-hectare site, to include; battery storage blocks on concrete support foundations with power conversion systems (PCS) contained within 16 units, 1 no. 110 kV AIS electrical substation building and 1 no. single storey customer substation building, control and switch room, 33/110kV transformer and 1no. auxiliary transformers, construction compound, fire water reservoir, store room, welfare unit, dam along the northern boundary, a retention basin, soakage swale, and a diesal back up generator. Planning permission application also includes access roads and a site entrance, all associated electrical cabling and ducting and associated works including gates, fencing and security. The proposed development will have a projected life span of 35 years

Ballynanelagh Knockraha Co. Cork

Permission for a synchronous compensator (electricity grid stabilization) development within the townland of Killeena, near Knockraha, Co.Cork within a site area of approximately 0.8 hectares. Planning permission is sought for; (1) a High Inertia Synchronous Compensator (HISC) compound consisting of the following; 1 no. High Inertia Synchronous Compensator (HISC) building enclosed within a steel clad framed, housed structure (12.1m height with a total area of 504 sq.m); electrical container area consisting of 8 no. electrical equipment containers, 4 no. external cooler units; 1 auxiliary and start up Static Frequency Converter (SFC) transformer; 1 generator circuit breaker, 1 emergency diesel generator and 1 associated diesel storage tank. (2) a High Voltage (HV) compound consisting of a main transformer and high voltage equipment. (3) a Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building compound consisting of the following; high voltage Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) housed structure (13.5m height with a total area of 558 sq.m); (4) upgrade to the existing site entrance onto the L6989, internal access tracks, fencing, landscaping and drainage. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years.

Killeena Knockraha Co.Cork

Extension of the existing 220 kV substation busbar in an easterly direction by approximately 109m including the installation of 2 no. 220 kV wing couplers, 2 no. sectionalising circuit breaker bays with associated equipment, 6 no. 24m lightning masts and 2 no. new line bays with associated equipment; The proposed extension of the existing busbar will occur on lands of approximately 1.14ha within the associated proposed easterly extension of the existing substation lands, with the associated extension of the existing substation perimeter fenceline by approximately 72m to the east; Associated construction of 5 no. lattice steel towers adjacent to the northern side of the substation (as extended) which are up to approximately 46m above ground level, with associated conductors; Associated removal of 3 no. existing lattice steel towers adjacent to the northern side of the existing substation with associated conductors; Associated reconfiguration of the overhead line entries from the north and north east into the existing substation to facilitate the works within the substation; Associated removal of the westernmost existing transformer within the substation, and other associated equipment including 1 no. gantry, 6 no. sets of redundant overhanging conductors including 2 no. associated gantries and 1 no. 220 kV coupler bay with its associated equipment; Associated construction of new internal access road, boundary treatment and site development works.

Ballynanelagh Knockraha

36 metre high, free standing communications structure, carrying antennae and communication dishes with associated ground mounted equipment cabinets

Ballynanelagh

Continued use of the existing 36 metre high, free standing communications structure, carrying antennae and communication dishes to form part of the ESB’s communication system and to share with other licensed operators within a 2.4 metre high palisade compound.

Existing Knockraha 220kV Substation Ballynanelagh Co.Cork

Permission for the continued use of the existing 36 metre high, free standing communications structure, carrying antennae and communication dishes, to form part of ESB’s communication system and to share with other licensed operators within the 2.4m high palisade compound, at ESB’s existing Knockraha 220kV substation

Existing Knockraha 220kV Substation Ballynanelagh Co.Cork