Castlebanny Wind Farm
FuturEnergy Ireland and ART Generation have come together to form Springfield Renewables Ltd and co-develop a renewable energy project near Mullinavat in Co. Kilkenny.
Castlebanny Wind Farm has received a positive planning grant from An Bord Pleanála. Full planning documentation is available at www.castlebannyplanning.ie
About us
Springfield Renewables is a company owned by FuturEnergy Ireland and ART Generation.
FuturEnergy Ireland is a joint venture company owned on a 50:50 basis by Coillte and ESB that launched in November 2021. By combining the assets and expertise of these two leading commercial semi-state companies, FuturEnergy Ireland is strongly positioned to tackle climate change and improve energy security on behalf of the people of Ireland. Our ambition is to develop 1GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030.
ART Generation is an Irish renewable development company founded in 2002. The company has developed a substantial portfolio in excess of 20 onshore wind farms in Ireland and operates a number of wind farms.
It has a large portfolio of Tier 1 onshore and offshore wind farm projects at various stages of development.
Site study area
The wind farm site is located near Mullinavat in Co. Kilkenny.
The Stats
21
Turbines
€7.5m
Community Benefit Fund
3.7m
Tonnes of carbon emissions saved
70,000
Homes powered annually
Calculations based on the project being constructed as proposed and operational for 30 years, with a Community Benefit Fund for the first 15 years, based on average household use of 4.2MWh of electricity per year
Timeline
Castlebanny Wind Farm has received a positive planning grant from An Bord Pleanála. The project will now engage with EirGrid to apply for access to the national grid system.
Your Community Liaison Officer Shane Lowry will be available throughout the pre-construction phase to discuss any queries or concerns.
Summer/Autumn 2018
- Environmental Impact Assessment baseline studies begin
- Noise monitoring begins Autumn 2019
- Project launches in the local community Winter 2019
- Newsletter delivered to local community 2019
Spring 2020
- Site investigations commence
- Draft turbine layout developed for Environmental assessment and community engagement
Summer/Autumn 2020
- Summer 2020: Project brochure delivered to the local community.
- Autumn 2020: Project online Virtual Tour launched. Letter sent with an invite to the tour delivered locally
Winter 2021
- Planning application submitted to An Bord Pleanála on January 28 2021
- Full planning application available at www.castlebannyplanning.ie
Summer 2021
- Request for Further Information (RFI) received from An Bord Pleanála
Winter 2021
- Request for Further Information (RFI) submitted to An Bord Pleanála
Autumn 2022
- Planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála
Summer/Autumn 2018
- Environmental Impact Assessment baseline studies begin
- Noise monitoring begins Autumn 2019
- Project launches in the local community Winter 2019
- Newsletter delivered to local community 2019
Spring 2020
- Site investigations commence
- Draft turbine layout developed for Environmental assessment and community engagement
Summer/Autumn 2020
- Summer 2020: Project brochure delivered to the local community.
- Autumn 2020: Project online Virtual Tour launched. Letter sent with an invite to the tour delivered locally
Winter 2021
- Planning application submitted to An Bord Pleanála on January 28 2021
- Full planning application available at www.castlebannyplanning.ie
Summer 2021
- Request for Further Information (RFI) received from An Bord Pleanála
Winter 2021
- Request for Further Information (RFI) submitted to An Bord Pleanála
Autumn 2022
- Planning permission granted by An Bord Pleanála