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Planning permission has been granted by Kildare County Council for a €3 billion data centre campus near Naas.
The plan attracted opposition from environmentalists and climate change activists.
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They said the centre will bring about an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.
The planning permission application from Herbata Limited signalled an intention to construct the development in the townlands of Halverstown, Jigginstown and Newhall, Naas.
The applicant also sought to construct associated garages and farm outbuildings / agricultural buildings (total floor area 1,591 square metres).
Herbata Ltd sought permission for the construction of six two-storey data centre buildings, each with loading bays, external plant area, including electrical and mechanical plant rooms, fuel compound, sprinkler tanks and associated ancillary development.
The description further says: "Data centre building numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 will consist of: a data hall (24,756m2, overall height 19m), an administration block (2,505m2 overall height 15m) and will also include an external screened plant area of 18m in height and 6,164m2.
"Gas turbines, gas engine and battery energy storage systems will be provided within each plant area.
"Data centre building No. 5 will consist of: a data hall (24,756m2, overall height 19m), an administration block (2,505m2 overall height 15m) and include an external screened plant area of 18m in height and 6,375m2 in area and includes infrastructure for district heating
"Adjacent to each data centre building will be a screened sprinkler tank compound (408m2 to 528 m2 in area) comprising of three above-ground sprinkler pump containers, (one 240m3 and two 268.8m3 containers) and a screened fuel compound (331m2 in area) comprising one 38m3 fuel pump container and six 64m3 tanks; and
"Solar panels with a total area of 3,600m2 will be provided on the roof of each data centre building and rainwater harvesting is included in the development."
Herbata Ltd was initially set up in April of 2020.
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