Red Admiral DC

Lumcloon Energy is now seeking Planning Permission for the Red Admiral project. This development consists of a Data Centre (DC) facility and a Decentralised Energy Resource (DER).

Project Overview

The proposed project includes two main elements, namely:

1. The Data Centre (DC) facility, comprising of six two-storey Data Centre buildings, car parking, landscaping, drainage and other associated works. The DC facility will be constructed and secured within a 39ha campus. Each DC building will have a footprint of 13,978 m2 (sqm) and have a gross floor area of 28,561 sqm. Each DC building will contain:
   • Data halls fitted with server racks and distribution units,
   • Mechanical and electrical (M&E) plant rooms /spaces which will house advanced cooling equipment, pumps, piping and medium voltage (MV) and low voltage (LV) switchgear, and
   • Administration and support areas including, reception, offices, meeting rooms and welfare facilities
2. Decentralised Energy Resource (DER), which will be constructed across 192ha of lands adjoining the DC facility. The DER incorporates several power assets which will generate, store and manage electricity close to the DC facility. The DER comprises the following assets:
   • Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Power System,
   • Battery Energy Storage System (BESS),
   • Solar PV farm, and
   • Grid connection to the 220kV Castlelost GIS substation which adjoins the proposed development site.

The DER will optimise the use of these assets to support operations at the DC facility and provide clean, dedicated power that tracks the DC facility’s load requirements. The project has been designed to conform with the Irish Government’s Principles for Sustainable Data-Centre Development which details a set of national principles that should inform and guide decisions on future data centre development.

Site Location

The Red Admiral DC site is located 2km southwest of Rochfortbridge, Co. Westmeath.