County Carlow village residents hold meeting on the proposed long duration energy storage facility

Residents of Rathoe turned out in force last night to discuss their concerns regarding the proposed Rathrush Green Energy Park.

The plan is for a Long Duration Energy Storage (LDES) facility which would store green energy made from surplus renewable energy that would otherwise be lost.   It’s claimed an estimated 180,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per annum would be saved which has been equated to taking about 40,000 cars off the road.

But those close to the site earmarked are seeking answers to a range of questions.

Many turned out for their latest meeting which came ahead of tomorrow evening’s public information session organised by the company behind the project:

See more on the project plan here.

Last week we heard from Dr David Allen, Chairperson of the Rathoe Community Group (listen back here).

Ethna Quirke was at last night’s gathering – stay tuned for more on The KCLR Daily (10am-1pm) and if you’ve something to add on this or another topic please text/whatsapp straight to studio: 083 306 96 96.

UPDATE 10:45am, 11th Aug If you missed Ethna’s piece on air earlier – listen back here;