German energy company STEAG is to build a 55MW solar project near King’s Lynn in Norfolk, England.
Planning permission for the construction of the plant, on arable agricultural land near King’s Lynn, has been granted.
In addition to the solar power system, the project also includes a coupled storage system for the intermediate storage of up to 15 megawatt-hours.
STEAG Solar Energy Solutions (SENS) will build the solar park.
SENS UK, the British subsidiary of SENS, is working on the implementation of the project with Solar Light Company, a provider of solar technology and services based in the UK.
“Thanks to the coupled electricity storage system, solar energy can be temporarily stored in times of weaker demand and made available at a later date, when the demand is correspondingly high or the solar radiation is correspondingly lower,” said Christian Kleinhans at SENS.
In addition to the pure energy yield, the project will adopt a comprehensive sustainability approach.
In cooperation with the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk, a management plan for the area is being developed, which will provide additional ecological measures on and around the site.
SENS also has other projects in the UK in the pipeline.
Together with project partner Namene Solar, SENS aims is to bring a further 200MW of solar energy online in the next two years.