RES has received planning consent for the Corshellach Energy Storage project following Moray Council's Planning and Regulatory Services Committee's decision to approve the scheme, in line with the case office's recommendation.
Corshellach Energy Storage System is situated on land adjacent to the Berryburn substation, near Dunphail, Moray. The new MW facility will store electricity at times when generation exceeds demand, and release electricity back to the grid network when demand exceeds generation.
Milo Amsbury-Savage, Development Project Manager for RES, said:
“Battery energy storage will be crucial in supporting Scotland’s net-zero emissions target. Just days after the UK government unveiled its Clean Power 2030 Action Plan, we are pleased to welcome Moray Council’s positive decision, which allows Corshellach Battery Energy Storage System to play its part in managing the increasingly complex supply and demand needs of the 21st Century.
“Battery energy storage also has a key role in cost-effectively decarbonising the power sector. As well maximising the output of variable generation, short-duration flexibility offered by technologies such as battery energy storage, could reduce energy system costs by up to £10bn per year by 20501 through minimising the need for new peaking generation, such as expensive gas, and network assets.”
1https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60f57aade90e0764cd98a0a3/smart-systems-appendix-i-electricity-system-flexibility-modelling.pdf