Scottish ministers have approved a 200 MW/400MWH 2-hour duration of 2 hours of battery energy system (BESS) to be developed by Onpath Energy.
In October the plans of Onpath – formerly Banks Renewables – were unanimously approved by the Executive Committee of the West Lothian Council. Ministers of the Energy Constent Unit (ECU) of the Scottish Government approved the proposals on 24 March.
The permitted development consists of 74 containerized battery storage units and a substation building, in addition to other associated infrastructure. The 2.4 hectares that the site will cover also include wild flower, shrubs and tree plant areas.
One objection was initially submitted to the ECU by Scottish Gas Networks, who advised that a high -pressure gastransmissiepijpliped, classified as an important hazard pipe, runs close to the site. The objection was once removed on the Path on a technical comment. The permitted application includes the certainty that the risk for the pipeline will be limited.
No objections were raised by the public. Energy has said on the Path earlier that it hopes that the Bess, called the Pound Flexible Energy Park, will be operational by 2031.
The large -scale Bess, which is being built in Bathgate, Scotland, represents an investment of £ 130 million from Onpath and is expected to create around 80 jobs during construction.
The approval comes a week after the ministers have approved a 456 MW Bess by Gresham House Daughter Gresham House Devco Pipeline LTD, for which the local council has not submitted any objections.
