A major new battery storage facility is being built in Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The project, developed by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), will have the capacity to power 3 million homes and will play a vital role in balancing the UK's electricity grid as it transitions to renewable energy sources.
Work is underway to create one of Europe's largest energy storage facilities in Coalburn, South Lanarkshire. The two huge neighbouring battery farms - one at the site of a former opencast coal mine - will store enough electricity to power three million homes. The one gigawatt facility is being constructed in two phases with the first due to be operational later this year.
It will be charged using excess power from wind farms with the electricity being discharged when demand is high or renewable generation is low. Work on the first phase started in November 2023 with the developers - Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) - confirming that construction would begin shortly on stage two. The development is expected to support the UK's pursuit of a clean power system by 2030 and deliver a net-zero carbon economy by 2050. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are being built across the UK to help balance the electricity grid, which is becoming increasingly powered by renewables. Almost 90% of the electricity generated in Scotland last year was from low carbon sources like wind, solar or nuclear, according to figures from the Scottish government. To help balance the peaks and troughs of renewables, the National Grid estimates that the UK would need to see BESS provision grow almost six times over by the end of the decade. Alongside the final investment decision for the Coalburn 2 site, CIP has also confirmed that work will begin soon on a similar sized battery farm near Kincardine in Fife. Visiting the Coalburn 1 site, first minister John Swinney said the investment would deliver a significant contribution to the growth of Scotland's energy transition infrastructure
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