500 signatures reached
To: Donegal County Council Planning Authorities
Stop the Untested Battery Storage Facility in Buncrana/Fahan
Don't allow planning to go ahead for this development in our rural town. We refuse to be the guinea pigs for Futur Energy. Why even consider damaging our local environment for an untested, unregulated project?
Why is this important?
There is a planning application in by FuturEnergy that proposes an Untested Battery Energy Storage System in Ballynahone, Buncrana.
It is quite a large industrial operation that proposes to house iron-air batteries to store energy for the grid in 248 shipping containers, in a short proximity to our homes. There is a complete disregard for our community. FuturEnergy have met with local residents, but they were unable to fully address our questions and concerns. The manufacturers in the USA, Form Energy, have only just completed the construction of their manufacturing plant in 2024. Why should we be the guinea pigs?
Some of the risks we are concerned about include:
It is quite a large industrial operation that proposes to house iron-air batteries to store energy for the grid in 248 shipping containers, in a short proximity to our homes. There is a complete disregard for our community. FuturEnergy have met with local residents, but they were unable to fully address our questions and concerns. The manufacturers in the USA, Form Energy, have only just completed the construction of their manufacturing plant in 2024. Why should we be the guinea pigs?
Some of the risks we are concerned about include:
- Destruction of forestry - A large area of forestry to be cut down with no thought given to wildlife.
- Health concerns - FuturEnergy are unable to advise of health risks as they do not know what they will be.
- Environmental damage - Polluting rivers, streams and farmland
- Fire Hazard - Potential risk of dangerous, uncontrollable fires.
We would be grateful if you could sign your support in objection to this project. The deadline for personal submissions to the planning authority is 27th of October . More information can be found on our Facebook page :
@Buncrana - Fahan Against Untested Battery Storage
https://tinyurl.com/Buncrana-Fahan
@Buncrana - Fahan Against Untested Battery Storage
https://tinyurl.com/Buncrana-Fahan