New electricity generation facility in Hawarden would ‘help to prevent blackouts’

A gas-powered energy plant could be built on Hawarden Industrial Park.
An application has been entered by Conrad Energy Limited to create the electricity generation facility on land off Clwyd Close. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The site is currently used as a storage site for plastic containers. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

The 2.5MW plant would provide a back-up supply when there is high demand on the network in order to prevent blackouts. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

In a planning statement, the company said the facility would also help to avoid use of other less efficient types of fossil fuel being used. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

They said: “The proposed development will enhance significantly the economic value use of the land and make a real contribution to the sustainability of the industrial park by contributing to the security of electricity supplies. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The new proposal will include one gas generator, to provide a maximum generation capacity of 2.5 MW, associated transformers, amenity cabins for the operator, gas station kiosk, and waste oil tanks. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The development will assist the balancing of the electricity supply demand of National Grid and the local electricity distribution system, operated by Scottish Power Energy Networks, SPEN. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The project forms a crucial part of the electricity demand supply management, improving the security of supply, avoiding blackouts and outages that could otherwise occur as the UK moves to a low-carbon economy. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“The generation will be operated on request, responding to avoid use of other less efficient types of fossil fuel generation; thereby, enabling the management of largescale intermittent renewable energy. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

“In summary, this development on the land at Hawarden Industrial Park is an important part of UK’s strategy for maintaining secure electricity supplies.” ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

Flintshire Council is aiming to make a decision on the proposals later this month. ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

By Liam Randall – Local Democracy Reporter (more here). ‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌​

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