Developer Lightrock Power has received a building permit for a 100 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) of the Mid Sussex District Council.
The site of the Energy Stability Project Libra, which can be delivered in collaboration with the Bluefield Solar Income Fund, will be a total of 1.28 hectares, 450 m east of the Bolney -Sap substation. It includes 52 battery storage containers and construction is expected to take nine months as soon as the engineering, purchasing and construction contracts (EPC) are obtained.
According to the companies, although the Libra project has been submitted before mandatory standards for biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) was drawn into operation, the development will still meet what is now required. This is in accordance with the dedication of Lightrock’s founders to build nature -friendly projects.
The Bess facility is the second project that Bluefield and Lightrock have received permission for this week, after they have already taken the passage for a 40 MW Sun Factory near Barry, Vale or Glamorgan.
The development, Parc Worldton Solar Farm, will yield a 55% net profit of biodiversity. In 2021 the developer collaborated with the RSPB and IT and collaborated with nature organizations, including the UK Wild Otter Trust. The Libra Bess project will give priority to the Turtle Dove population in its BNG measures.
Head of Planning and the Environment at Lightrock Power, Jo Mott, said that the permission was received particularly well because “the planning process was hindered by fluctuating Bess safety requirements”.
Rick von Poten, head of the schedule at Lightrock, added: “The importance of receiving permission for scales today cannot be underestimated if the alternatives could have had consequences in the light of connection reform and clean power 2030 on our grid connection . ”
Reforms of the connection process and the Location element to give permission The fact that the Schone Power 2030 plan increases means that developers are confronted with uncertainty in their project time lines. The National Energy System Operator (NESO) recently PAY RASTER CONTRACTIONSand more coverage of the ongoing reforms of the connection can be found on our sister site, Current ±.
