Electricity
DRUMKEE ENERGY LIMITED
APPLICATION FOR A GENERATING LICENCE UNDER ARTICLE 10(1)(A) OF THE ELECTRICITY (NI) ORDER 1992 AS AMENDED BY THE ENERGY (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 2003
1. Full name of the applicant(s).
DRUMKEE ENERGY LIMITED
2. Address of the applicant(s), or in the case of a body corporate, the registered or principal office.
The Scalpel 18th Floor, 52 Lime Street, London, EC3M 7AF
3. Where the applicant is a company, the full names of the current Directors and the company’s registered number.
Ian Larive, Juan Martin Alfonso, Suminori Arima, Alex O’ Cinneide
Company Registration No. 11938240
4. Where a holding of 20 per cent, or more of the shares (see Note) of an applicant is held by a body corporate or partnership or an unincorporated association carrying on a trade or business with or without a view to profit, the name(s) and address(es) of the holder(s) of such shares shall be provided.
GSF IRE Limited ("GSF") holds 51% of the shares in DEL. GSF is a subsidiary of the Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc - a listed fund which owns and operates energy storage projects (https://www.gsenergystoragefund.com).
Low Carbon Storage Ireland Limited ("LCS") holds 49% of the shares in DEL. LCS is a subsidiary of Low Carbon Limited - a renewable energy and storage investment business (www.lowcarbon.com).
5. Desired date from which the licence is to take effect.
1 August 2020
6. The number of generating stations intended to be operated under the licence (if granted).
One
7. A sufficient description specifying the actual or proposed locations of those stations, eg, by reference to townlands, local government districts, postal address, etc.
Land adjacent to Tamnamore substation, off Drumkee Road, Tamnamore,
Nearest postcode: BT71 6JA
Grid Reference: NV9732308.
8. A description of how those stations will, in each case, be fuelled or driven.
The Drumkee energy storage system (ESS) is not "fuelled" as such. The ESS is connected directly to the transmission network (via the adjacent 110kv Tamnamore substation) - and imports electricity from the grid, stores the electricity in the battery cells, and then re-exports the electricity back into the grid.
9. The date when any proposed generating stations are expected to be commissioned.
Commissioning expected to be completed by January 2021.
10. The capacity and type of each unit within the generating station (MW).
50 MW
11. A statement of the extent (if any) to which the applicant considers it necessary for powers under Schedule 3 (compulsory acquisition of land etc.) and under Schedule 4 (other powers etc.) to the Order to be given through the licence for which he is applying, together with a statement of any specific purposes for which those powers are felt to be necessary.
None
12. Details of any licences held, applied for or being applied for by the applicant in respect of the generation, participation in transmission or supply of electricity.
None