Planning consent gained for new 24MW BESS project near Glasgow - Energy Sustainability Solutions

Apatura to build new battery energy storage system south of Glasgow

Apatura, a renewable energy developer, has received planning consent for a new grid-scale 24MW / 48MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) located eight miles southwest of Glasgow. This will be the 12th BESS development that the company has been approved for in the last two yearsA BESS is an advanced technology system designed to store electrical energy during periods of high generation and low demand so that it can be exported back into the gr…

Planning consent gained for new 24MW BESS project near Glasgow - Energy Sustainability Solutions

Renewable energy developer Apatura has received planning consent for a new grid-scale 24MW / 48MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) on Parkhouse Road, near the town of Barrhead, 13 kilometres (eight miles) southwest of Glasgow. The Parkhouse Road BESS will consist of 12 battery units, four power conversion system (PCS) units and other associated infrastructure. The nine-acre site will be screened from all directions with native planting and …