Renewable Power Capital (RPC) and Greenfield have been granted planning permission for Tredington – a 40MW BESS project in England.
This is the second project that the partners have progressed to this stage, having already secured planning permission for a separate 22.8MW project – Steventon.
Construction work at both projects is expected to last for between 6 to 12 months. Once completed, they will be connected to the distribution network.
Grid connections have already been secured.
Tredington and Steventon were acquired by RPC from Greenfield in May 2023, when the partners initially signed this development agreement.
The partnership is aiming to progress at least 500MW of battery storage projects to ready-to-build stage.
RPC and Greenfield are committed to improving natural habitats at both sites, the pair said.
At Tredington, an increase of 21.33% for area habitat units and 191.51% in hedgerow units is proposed, quantified through the Governments’ Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) metric.
Habitat creation work will include establishing a new species-rich native hedgerow and planting 2 hectares of mixed scrub.
At Steventon, the partners are committed to achieving overall BNG of 30.73% habitat units and 62.36% hedgerow units.
This will be delivered through a mixture of habitant creation and enhancement in nearby grassland and hedgerow.
Energy storage delivers multiple benefits including local job creation and training opportunities, and will also play a vital role in providing the flexibility needed to achieve the Government’s target of decarbonising the electricity grid by 2030.
Since signing the development partnership with Greenfield in May 2023, RPC has grown its battery storage pipeline to more than 5.5GW across GB, Italy, and Finland.