Appointment of environmental and planning consultants for Kincardine Underground Coal Gasification Project, Scotland

Cluff Natural Resources Plc, the AIM quoted natural resources investing company, today announced the appointment of Environmental Resources Management as the Company’s environmental and planning consultants for the proposed Kincardine Underground Coal Gasification Project in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The Project and the planning process represent an important step towards the commercialisation of the Company’s portfolio of UCG licences.
ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety, risk, and social consulting services and, working with CLNR’s appointed geological and drilling consultants, it will prepare the Company’s application for planning approval of the proposed Project, working principally from its Edinburgh and Aberdeen offices.
ERM’s role will include site screening and selection, environmental impact assessment, hydrogeological modelling, stakeholder and regulatory support as well as advising on permitting requirements.
Algy Cluff, Chairman and Chief Executive commented:
“We are delighted to have ERM working with us on our licence at Kincardine in the Firth of Forth. We recently announced a JORC-compliant coal resource at the licence and it has been identified and selected as an ideal site for a UCG project. The appointment of ERM as our environmental and planning consultants is a key development as we advance towards planning approval and unlocking of the massive energy potential of this significant asset and the coal which surrounds our shores.”