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n Bord Pleanála has granted permission to Irish Cement for the further replacement of imported fossil fuels at the Platin cement factory, as well as at its Limerick plant. It means an additional 480,000 tonnes of alternative fuels will be used each year in its cement kilns. The company says this development will allow it to further reduce its CO2 emissions. Replacing fossil fuels in cement factories is standard practice throughout Europe, and permitted under EU, national and regional waste-management policies. David O'Brien, factory manager in Platin says the company has made great progress since 2011 when it first introduced alternative fuels to replace fossil fuels in its cement kiln. ‘ Last year Irish Cement avoided the importation of over 53,000 tonnes of fossil fuels and reduced CO2 emissions by over 64,000 tonnes,’ he said. The company said at a hearing in November 2017 that Irish Cement’s plans to increase the amount of alternative fuels used in Platin was not a move to develop a
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waste incinerator. It has been using up to 120,000 tonnes a year of residual waste including textiles, plastics and wastepaper to fire its kilns there, and was seeking permission to increase the volume of waste to up to 600,000 tonnes. ‘Irish Cement have got planning permission to expand, with a community fund attached as a condition - a small token for the amount of traffic and air pollution that will be caused,’ said Cllr Sharon Keogan. ‘I’ve always wanted them to be better neighbours to the local community and having a fund attached will make them more accountable. I will be watching them to make sure they comply with all elements of these planning conditions. I want to thank those who
supported me in my endeavour to have a community fund attached to this application.’ The replacement of imported fossil fuels with alternative fuels first began at Platin in 2011, and a significant milestone was achieved in 2015 when locally sourced alternative fuels were used to replace 50% of the fossil fuel requirement. Platin reached its 120,000 tonne limit for alternative fuels in 2016. To build on that success, and following consultation with Meath County Council and An Bord Pleanála, Irish Cement lodged a planning application under Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) with An Bord Pleanála in August 2017. That application was granted in March 2018. Further details on: platinfuelproject.ie are happy with the cameras.’
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