RHODE GREEN ENERGY PARK Opportunity Assessment Report MDE1222 Rhode Green Energy Park Opportunity Assessment Report F01 19 November 2020 rpsgroup.com REPORT Document status Contents Version Purpose of document Authored by Reviewed by Approved by Review date EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................... 1 Conall Boland, 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Conall Boland A01 For Client Issue Mel Reynolds, Ciaran Butler 12/10/2020 Alan Curran Mark Hanlon 2 ENERGY SECTOR IN RHODE – PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ...................................................... 5 F01 For Client Issue Mel Reynolds Conall Boland Ciaran Butler 19/11/2020 3 RHODE BUSINESS PARK ..................................................................................................................... 6 4 PLANNING CONTEXT ............................................................................................................................ 9 Approval for issue 5 CONNECTIVITY AND ENABLING INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................... 11 Ciaran Butler 19 November 2020 6 ENERGY PARK MODELS .................................................................................................................... 15 © Copyright RPS Group Limited. All rights reserved. 7 EVALUATION OF INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS & EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS FOR The report has been prepared for the exclusive use of our client and unless otherwise agreed in writing by RPS Group Limited RHODE GREEN ENERGY PARK ......................................................................................................... 19 no other party may use, make use of or rely on the contents of this report. The report has been compiled using the resources agreed with the client and in accordance with the scope of work agreed with 8 DATA CENTRE AS A POTENTIAL TENANT ...................................................................................... 22 the client. No liability is accepted by RPS Group Limited for any use of this report, other than the purpose for which it was prepared. 9 ALTERNATIVE CONCEPTS FOR RHODE GREEN ENERGY PARK ................................................ 24 RPS Group Limited accepts no responsibility for any documents or information supplied to RPS Group Limited by others and 10 FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ................................................................................................................ 25 no legal liability arising from the use by others of opinions or data contained in this report. It is expressly stated that no independent verification of any documents or information supplied by others has been made. 11 COMMUNITY INTEGRATION ............................................................................................................... 27 RPS Group Limited has used reasonable skill, care and diligence in compiling this report and no warranty is provided as to the 12 STRATEGIC DIRECTION ..................................................................................................................... 28 report’s accuracy. 13 NEXT STEPS ......................................................................................................................................... 30 No part of this report may be copied or reproduced, by any means, without the written permission of RPS Group Limited. 14 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................... 32 Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS Offaly County Council Conall Boland, Mark Mahon Tables Senior Consultant District Engineer – Edenderry Municipal District Table 1: Consultee List Rhode Green Energy Park ........................................................................................... 3 West Pier Business Campus Town Hall, O’Connell Square, Table 2: Potential Planning Opportunities.......................................................................................................... 9 Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin A96 N6T7 Edenderry, Co Offaly R45 K766 Table 3: Key Components of Eco-Industrial Parks .......................................................................................... 15 T +353 1 488 2900 T +353 46 9731256 Table 4 : Energy Park Models .......................................................................................................................... 16 E [email protected] E [email protected] Table 5: Industry vs Resource Matrix .............................................................................................................. 19 Table 6: National Programnes /Regional & Local Funding .............................................................................. 25 Table 7: EU Programs & Funding .................................................................................................................... 26 Table 8: Energy Sector Funding ...................................................................................................................... 26 Table 9: Community Funding ........................................................................................................................... 26 Table 10: Private Funding ................................................................................................................................ 26 Figures Figure 1: Consultee List Rhode Green Energy Park ......................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: Rhode Green Energy Park Overview ................................................................................................. 2 Figure 3: Just Transition Fund Logo .................................................................................................................. 3 Figure 4: The European Green Deal Logo......................................................................................................... 4 Figure 5: Timeline of Energy Sector at Rhode ................................................................................................... 5 Figure 6: Developments and Landbanks Surrounding Rhode Green Energy Park (Drawing in Appendix A) ... 6 Figure 7: Entrance to the Rhode Business Park ................................................................................................ 6 Figure 8: Rhode Village Plan Settlement ........................................................................................................... 9 Figure 9: Future Expansion and Planned Growth Opportunities ..................................................................... 10 Figure 10: All Ireland Electrical Transmission Network ................................................................................... 11 Figure 11: GNI Vision 2050 Roadmap ............................................................................................................. 12 Figure 12: Irish Gas Transmission Network (Red) and Distribution Network (Blue)........................................ 12 Figure 13: Enet Optic Fibre Network ................................................................................................................ 13 MDE1222 | Rhode Green Energy Park Opportunity Assessment Report | F01 | 19 November 2020 rpsgroup.com Page i REPORT Figure 14: Aurora, ESB and Viatel Optic Fibre Networks ............................................................................... 13 Figure 15: Water Supply Project – Eastern Midlands Region .......................................................................... 14 Figure 16: Motorways and National Primary Road Network servicing the Rhode area ................................... 15 Figure 17: Kalundberg Eco-Industrial Park, Germany ..................................................................................... 16 Figure 18: Granville Eco Park Bioenergy Products .......................................................................................... 16 Figure 19: Development of Kalundberg’s Industrial Symbiosis ........................................................................ 17 Figure 20: Kujala Waste Centre-Industrial Symbiosis, Lahti, Finland .............................................................. 18 Figure 21: SEAI Geothermal Mapping – Temperature at 2500m (Drawing in Appendix A) ............................ 20 Figure 22: Exploring Hydrogen Opportunities at Rhode .................................................................................. 21 Figure 23: The Future of Gas in Ireland ........................................................................................................... 21 Figure 24: Data Centre Site Footprint Space Availability (Drawing in Appendix A) ......................................... 23 Figure 25: Development strategy with a Data Centre as an anchor tenant. .................................................... 23 Figure 26: Business Hub Concept .................................................................................................................... 24 Figure 27: Visitor / Education Centre Concept ................................................................................................. 24 Figure 28: Energy Innovation Centre Concept ................................................................................................. 24 Figure 29: Eco-Industrial