Following the completion of a positive feasibility study by Cootehill Area Development Ltd, we plan to build a medium-sized agri-centric anaerobic digestion plant that will produce biogas from organic by-products as such manure, slurry and agri-waste. We’re holding a virtual townhall for local residents and businesses about these plans for Cootehill, Co. Cavan.
Local residents and businesses are invited to register to attend a virtual town hall via Microsoft Teams, which will be held live online at 19.00 on Tuesday 25th November. The meeting will last up to 90 minutes and can be accessed via an internet-enabled mobile phone or computer.
About the meeting
The event will be hosted by members of the CycleØ team, joined by Cootehill Area Development Ltd and other experts and will feature a live Q&A where you’ll be able to put your questions to the presenters. Please register to attend and we’ll send you details of how to join the meeting. We’ll also record the meeting, so you’ll be able to watch it on YouTube later if you can’t make the event live.
Email us to register to attend
Please note that registrations for the event will close at midday on 25th November.
More information
In the meantime, take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions section which covers topics such as traffic, noise and odours, and to take a short virtual tour of a biogas plant.
Site information overview
The planned medium-sized agri-centric plant will produce biogas from organic by-products as such manure, slurry and crop waste, helping to reduce carbon emissions and generating local employment opportunities.
The proposed biogas plant at Cootehill will comprise of 2 primary digesters, 2 secondary digesters, 1 digestate storage tank, a feedstock reception building, a roofed silage clamp, a gas grid injection point, and an office building. It will not process food waste and will use Best Available Technology to control odours. Using a combined heat and power unit to generate electricity, the site will meet its own energy needs and will use an existing entrance, used by the existing the industrial development situated to the north of the site. Other important information about the site such as operating hours and traffic management will be presented during the presentation at this meeting.
We look forward to answering your questions on the day.