Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) has secured planning consents for two battery projects with a combined capacity of 140MW in the UK.
The developer was granted approval for a 40MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Heanor, Derbyshire, in the east Midlands, and then for a further 100MW BESS project near Rowley Regis in the west Midlands.
Both projects were approved without any objections from members of the public, reflecting DRD’s commitment to engaging with local communities and its focus on maximising opportunities for the local area through jobs and community benefit payments.
The Rowley Regis project – known as the Edwin Richards Energy Storage Park – will store enough energy to power up to 300,000 homes for a two-hour period while the Heanor Energy Park will store enough renewable energy to power up to 120,000 homes for a two-hour period.