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The following is a sample of public/community based renewable energy projects which have been completed in counties Carlow and Kilkenny. CKEA has been involved with many of these projects; either by performing feasibility studies or giving advice on technologies, installers, suppliers etc. Further details and case studies can be obtained by contacting CKEA directly.

Air Source Heat Pumps
Name of Installation: Bagenalstown Swimming Pool
Operator of Installation: Bagenalstown Swimming Club 
Location: Leighlin Road, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
Capacity: 1.8kW
Status: In Operation

Water Source Heat Pumps
Name of Installation: Bagenalstown Swimming Pool
Operator of Installation: Bagenalstown Swimming Club 
Location: Leighlin Road, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
Capacity: 30kW
Status: In Operation

Anaerobic Digestion
Name of Installation: Camphill Ballytobin
Operator of Installation: BEOFS (Camphill Community)
Location: Ballytobin, Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Capacity: 105 kVA (Electric), 200kW (Thermal)
Status: In Operation

CHP (Natural Gas)
Name of Installation: St. Dympna’s Hospital
Operator of Installation: HSE
Location: Carlow, Co. Carlow
Capacity: 110kW (Electricity) 183kW (Thermal) Natural Gas
Status: In Operation
 

Solar
Name of Installation: KCAT
Operator of Installation: Camphill Community
Location: Callan, Co. Kilkenny
Capacity: 14m2 (Evacuated Tube)
Status: In Operation

Woodchip / Woodpellet Projects
(All Thermal)

  • Name of Installation: Old Leighlin Community Centre
    Operator of Installation: Old Leighlin Community Centre
    Location: Old Leighlin,
    Capacity: 100kW (Wood chip)
    Status: Under construction
     
  • Name of Installation: Callan Workhouse
    Operator of Installation: CRESCO (Camphill Community)
    Location: Callan, Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 150kW (wood pellet DHS ESCO) including KCC area Office
    Status: Under Construction
     
  • Name of Installation: Camphill Kyle
    Operator of Installation: Camphill Community
    Location: Windgap Road, Callan, Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 150kW (wood pellet DHS)
    Status: In Operation

  • Name of Installation: The Water Garden,
    Operator of Installation: Camphill Community
    Location: Ladywell St, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 65kW (wood pellet)
    Status: In Operation
     

  • Name of Installation: KCAT Centre
    Operator of Installation: CRESCO (Camphill Community)
    Location: Callan, Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 50kW (wood pellet) (also solar Panels)
    Status: In Operation
     
  • Name of Installation: Camphill Jerpoint
    Operator of Installation: Camphill Community
    Location: Jerpoint, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 150kW (woodchip DHS)
    Status: In Operation
     
  • Name of Installation: Teagasc Oakpark
    Operator of Installation: Teagasc
    Location: Teagasc Oakpark, Carlow, Co. Carlow
    Capacity: 100kW + 150kW (woodchip)
    Status: In Operation
     
  • Name of Installation: ThreeCastles Community Centre
    Operator of Installation: ThreeCastles
    Location:   Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 150kW
    Status: In Operation
     
  • Name of Installation: Kilkenny College
    Operator of Installation: Kilkenny College
    Location:   Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 150kW (woodchip)
    Status: In Operation
     
  • Name of Installation: St Columbas Hospital, Thomastown Co.Kilkenny
    Operator of Installation: HSE
    Location:   Co. Kilkenny
    Capacity: 400kW (woodchip)
    Status: In Operation

  • Name of Installation: Borris Lodge Nursing Home
    Operator of Installation: Borris Lodge
    Location:   Upper Main Street, Borris, Co. Carlow
    Capacity: 100kW
    Status: In Operation

 

There are also a number of private renewable energy generation and supply businesses operating from Carlow and Kilkenny.  A summary of these is given below. 

Biodiesel
Name: Killure Ecofuels
Location: Killure House, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Capacity: 3 million litres PPO per year
Status: In Operation
 


Wood Pellet Manufacture
Name: Dpellet Ltd.
Location: Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny
Capacity: 50k tpy
Status: In Operation
 

Hydropower
Name of Installation: Bennetsbridge
Operator of Installation: Nicholas Mosse Pottery
Location: 550 490, Bennetsbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Capacity: 42kW, +28kW
Status: In Operation

Name of Installation: Milford
Operator of Installation: Strongstream Ltd.
Location: 700 710 – Milford, Co. Carlow
Capacity: 240kW +50kW
Status: In Operation

Name of Installation: Inch Mills
Operator of Installation: Inch Hydro
Location: 532 547, Inch Mills, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
Capacity: 45kW +30kW +25kW
Status: In Operation

Large Wind
Name of Installation: Greenoge
Operator of Installation: Greenoge Windfarm Ltd
Location: Greenoge, Kilbranish, North Bunclody, Co. Wexford (in Co. Carlow)
Capacity: 5.15MW (2.6MW)
Status: In Operation

 

 

 

     
               

Carlow Kilkenny Energy Agency

Castle Hill, Carlow. Phone: 059-9143871, Fax: 059-9143290, info@ckea.ie

or (c/o BNSRD), 42 Parliament Street, Kilkenny. Phone: 056 7752111
 

Carlow County Council, Athy Road, Carlow. Phone: 059-9170300, www.carlow.ie
Kilkenny County Council, John Street, Kilkenny, Phone: 056 7794000, www.kilkennycoco.ie