UK energy developer Carlton Power has been granted planning permission for a project envisaging the installation of a 1,040-MW/2,080 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the North West of England.
The permit for the GBP-750-million (USD 962.9m/EUR 869.2m) scheme was issued by Trafford Council, Carlton Power said on Monday.
The Trafford battery, set to become the largest one globally, is planned to be built at the Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park in Greater Manchester. The same site will accommodate a 200-MW green hydrogen production facility, for which Carlton Power secured a building permit in October last year.
Subject to a final investment decision, the energy infrastructure developer will start building works in the first quarter of 2024 and will aim to commission the BESS in the last quarter of the following year. Once in operation, the facility will help improve the resilience of the energy system and support the renewables expansion.
Carlton Power said it is holding advanced talks with companies to finance, build and operate the Trafford BESS.
The Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park was until 1991 the site of the Carrington coal-fired power station. Carlton Power acquired the site in 2008 to redevelop it for new energy projects.
(GBP 1.0 = USD 1.284/EUR 1.159)
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