UK battery programmer gets green light for 50MW site

Sep 29, 2022 10:15 AM ET
  • Northumberland Estates acquires intending approval for North Tyneside project
UK battery programmer gets green light for 50MW site
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Northumberland Estates has acquired planning consent for a 50MW Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) site which might assist power hundreds of homes with renewable resource in North Tyneside.

The 3.4-acre site on Venus Park within the Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate is the business's first renewables advancement to be awarded planning authorization.

Northumberland Estates has ambitious energy plans for the future with solar, rooftop solar and further battery storage sites already in the pipe.

Battery energy storage projects such as this set are crucial to the UK's green energy change and kind part of the essential facilities needed for changing fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy.

The scheme sustains the federal government's commitment to net-zero by 2050 as well as North Tyneside Council's Climate Emergency Action Plan in addition to boosting regional biodiversity with a commitment to planting bushes, trees and wildflowers on site.

Northumberland Estates' advancement organizer Barry Spall stated: "Acquiring planning approval for our initial renewables scheme is a major accomplishment.

" Battery Energy Storage Systems use a risk-free and efficient method of storing green energy, guaranteeing a secure supply during peak use or operating essential systems during a grid failure in addition to supporting the UK's drive in the direction of a renewable-powered future.

" This site can aid satisfy the demands of numerous hundreds of homes and also companies."

Northumberland Estates continued financial investment in the North East renewables sector not just assists in delivering net-zero via schemes that maximise the import as well as export of energy and produce a trustworthy, economical supply yet also support job production and abilities growth in the area.

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