SHERIFF FAULDS
BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS)
WHO IS THE APPLICANT?
- Wholly Scottish-owned company dedicated to Energy Storage Development
- Based in Glasgow
- Over 12 years of experience in the sector
- Delivering over 1 GW of Energy Storage for Scotland
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WHY IS BATTERY STORAGE IMPORTANT
- Scotland is aiming to achieve net-zero by 2045.
- Intermittent renewable energy generation means that we still have to rely on fossil fuel generation.
- Battery Projects let us store excess renewables energy until it is needed – plugging the gap.
- By 2050, according to National Grid ESO, we may require up to 40 GW of energy storage.
- New energy storage capacity is encouraged by the Scottish Energy Strategy 2018 in order to hasten the adoption of storage innovation and deployment across Scotland.
LOCATION
- The location is next to the main Strathaven Grid Supply Point.
- There is available grid capacity at this location.
- There are very few suitable locations in Scotland such as this.
- This location minimises the amount of connection infrastructure required which is better for the environment and means lower embodied carbon emissions.
- The application site is located on land to the south west of Muttonhole Road, approximately half a kilometre to the south west of Hamilton.
- Sheriff Faulds farm adjoins the site to the north. The proposed site is approximately 1 hectare (the size of a football pitch) in size and currently consists of low-quality agricultural land.
SITE ELEVATIONS
- Containerised battery storage facility (13 x containers) with up to 49.9MW of energy storage.
- Circa 6-meter-long containers at a height of approx. 2.5 meters.
SITE LAYOUT
- Containerised battery storage facility (13 x containers) with up to 49.9MW of energy storage.
- The Containers are roughly 6 meters long and have a height of approx. 2.5 meters.
- An access track, electricity meter building, fences, and containers housing batteries and related equipment would make up the development.
- The batteries store extra grid generation in reserve and return electricity to the grid as necessary. They allow more green energy to be added to grid mix.
- This balances the grid’s supply and demand.
- The existing hedgerows and trees will be retained and a belt of new planting of native trees is proposed along the roadside to screen the development.
