Public Exhibition
As part of our pre-application consultation, in 2023 we held a public exhibition in the local area to share information on the preliminary design and to enable people to provide us with their feedback.
RES staff were on hand to answer any questions or for more information, and comment forms were available to gather feedback.
The public exhibition initiated a consultation period being run by RES to gather comments on the proposal. The closing date for comments was Friday 17th March 2023. Comments will still be accepted, please contact us for more information.
All information provided at the public exhibition is available to view below.
About the Project
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RES is exploring the potential for an energy storage project on land adjacent to the Berryburn Electricity Substation, near Dunphail, south of Forres, Moray. The plan to the right shows the site location. The energy storage project is expected to cover a total area of 2 to 3 hectares and have a capacity of 49.9MW. The site lies outside of any international, national or local environmental designations and there are no nationally important heritage designations in the immediate vicinity. |
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Design Layout and Infrastructure
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The plan to the right shows the preliminary layout for the 49.9MW Corshellach Energy Storage project. We are currently consulting on this layout and as such it is subject to change. The proposed system is a containerised scheme, involving proven lithium ion battery technology which RES has deployed at multiple projects around the world. The infrastructure would include:
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Environmental Considerations
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RES will design the energy storage system so that it will fit sensitively in the surrounding landscape. A number of assessments will be carried out to ensure any potential impact upon the environment, landscape, heritage and local residents is appropriately assessed and mitigated. The assessments to be carried out will include:
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Why Energy Storage?
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Our energy system is in a transitionary period. Ageing infrastructure is being replaced and greater flexibility introduced into our networks via technological advances, such as energy storage, to manage the increasingly complex supply and demand needs of the 21st Century. Energy storage is crucial in enabling the rollout of zero carbon energy and supporting the UK’s net zero emissions target. Renewable energy technologies are needed to replace electricity generation from fossil fuels, however, they can generate electricity intermittently depending on weather conditions, which can cause imbalances in the electricity network. Energy storage works by storing energy at times when generation exceeds demand and then releases electricity back to the electricity network when demand exceeds generation. Electricity is not physically generated on site. |
Broxburn Energy Storage System, Scotland. Photo credit: Keith Arkins |
Please note that comments submitted to RES at this time are not representations to the determining authority (Moray Council).