Ground was broken on the site of a new €32 million Central Grid Injection (CGI) facility on Friday last outside Mitchelstown, which has been hailed as ‘a transformative step in Irelands transition towards renewable energy’.
On hand to officially mark the commencement of the construction for the new facility, which will enable the injection of biomethane into the national gas network, was Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Gas Networks Ireland, along with interested industry parties and a number of local councillors.
KEY SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
CGI facilities provide injection points for biomethane production sites that may be located remotely from the existing gas network and the Mitchelstown facility will have the capacity to inject up to 700 GWh of renewable biomethane gas annually, contributing approximately 12% of the Government’s 2030 biomethane target. The plant, when operational, will also reduce national CO2 emissions by an estimated 130,000 tonnes per year, positioning itself as a cornerstone of Irelands sustainable energy infrastructure.
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