RES has submitted an application for a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) to Moray Council in Scotland.
The 49.9MW Corshellach energy storage proposal, near Dunphail, is sited on land adjacent to Berryburn substation and existing transmission infrastructure.
The proposal is expected to go before Moray Council’s Planning Committee in the next few months and, if consented, would take around 12 months to build.
The project has been designed to fit sensitively into the landscape and lies outwith any international, national or local environmental designations.
Included with the planning application are the results of a number of surveys and assessments that have been undertaken to ensure that any potential impact upon the environment, landscape, heritage and local residents is appropriately assessed and mitigated.
RES development project manager Milo Amsbury-Savage said: “We have taken time throughout the project’s development to listen to people’s feedback in order to improve the project; for example, using the same delivery route as Berryburn Wind Farm construction to avoid the narrow Divie Viaduct.
“Everyone who took the time to provide feedback following our community consultation exhibitions were either supportive or neutral towards the project, with many approving of the choice of location.
“It is clear that people are feeling better informed about the need for energy storage and the vital role it plays in the wider decarbonisation of the energy industry to achieve our net zero targets and tackle climate change.
“This is a much-needed project in a sensible location and it’s great to see the local endorsement.”
Energy storage projects like Corshellach help National Grid to achieve grid balancing and accommodate more intermittent renewable energy by storing energy at times when generation exceeds demand and releasing electricity back to the grid network when demand exceeds generation.