UK company Harmony Energy has secured planning permission for an almost 50MW energy storage system at Salisbury, Wiltshire, in England.
The 49.5MW project has now secured grid, land rights and planning permission, allowing the company to move forward with the lithium-ion scheme on land adjacent to Salisbury substation.
Harmony said the project will provide energy balancing services to the National Grid once operational.
The company was also recently granted planning permission for a 99MW scheme at Creyke Beck in Hull.
Harmony Energy director Pete Grogan said: “With grid, land rights and most recently planning permission secured, the Salisbury project is now ‘shovel-ready’.
“This scheme will connect to the distribution network at 132kV, allowing more intermittent renewable energy from wind and solar projects to be installed onto the grid.
“We are entering a critical period for the future of the UK’s energy supply.
“Coal-fired power is on track to be phased out by 2025 and with strict targets to decarbonise our system through the continued rollout of low-carbon generation, utility-scale energy storage systems like these are key to maintaining security, stability and flexibility.”