Penso protects planning for 100MW Hampshire battery

• PI has approved the site by Bramley substation after permitting an appeal

Penso Power has actually safeguarded intending approval for a 100MW battery storage growth at Bramley in Hampshire, south-east England.

The designer protected complete planning consent after the Planning Inspectorate allowed an appeal as well as awarded approval for the site next to Bramley substation.

The interest the Planning Inspectorate was made by Penso Power after Basingstoke & Deane Borough Council's refusal in October 2021.

The project will connect to Scottish & Southern Energy Network's (SSEN) distribution network and the approved style permits deployment of more than 250 megawatt-hour of battery storage.

Bramley belongs to a pipe of large-scale battery storage projects in the UK that BW Energy Storage Systems (BW ESS) committed to fund under an agreement with Penso Power in October 2021.

Penso Power as well as BW ESS will certainly end up being joint investors in the Bramley development, with Penso Power managing the project's deployment as well as managing it once it is functional.

President of Penso Power Richard Thwaites (envisioned) stated: "Bramley is a crucial project in our pipe, and we anticipate it to play a large function in sustaining UK energy safety and guaranteeing the durability of our electricity system.

" We are targeting 2024 for Bramley to get in industrial operation."

Erik Strømsø, handling director of BW ESS as well as a non-executive supervisor at Penso Power, added: "I would like to praise the Penso group on attaining a successful outcome to this planning appeal.

" We are very pleased to be moving forward with the Bramley deployment, which notes the beginning of a significant financial investment programme for BW ESS in grid-scale batteries in the UK."