'Unanimous approval': Green light given to 30MW East Ayrshire battery storage project

Stuart Stone
clock • 2 min read
The site of the 29.9MW battery storage project in Coylton, East Ayrshire - Credit: Balance Power
Image:

The site of the 29.9MW battery storage project in Coylton, East Ayrshire - Credit: Balance Power

Battery storage project capable of powering around 16,200 homes in west of Scotland granted planning approval

A 29.9MW battery storage project in Coylton, Scotland, has been granted planning approval by East Ayrshire Council. Project developer Balance Power said the scheme - which comprises 18 battery units and...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Stuart Stone
Author spotlight

Stuart Stone

View profile
More from Stuart Stone

Ecology Building Society secures £7m funding in boost to expansion plans

'Power Shift': Greenpeace urges government to move gas power plants out of the wholesale power market

More on Energy

How reaching net zero could cut global fuel costs by $1tr a year
Energy

How reaching net zero could cut global fuel costs by $1tr a year

New modelling from BloombergNEF suggests investing just 0.7 per cent of GDP in the net zero transition could unlock huge financial savings - and avert a rolling climate crisis

James Murray
James Murray
clock 04 September 2025 • 8 min read
Bolton Wanderers FC kicks off new smart grid service
Energy

Bolton Wanderers FC kicks off new smart grid service

Football club teams up with Voltaris to install flexible grid technology that reduces power demand during peak periods

Amber Rolt
clock 04 September 2025 • 2 min read
'Power Shift': Greenpeace urges government to move gas power plants out of the wholesale power market
Energy

'Power Shift': Greenpeace urges government to move gas power plants out of the wholesale power market

New report calculates that moving gas-fired power stations into a strategic reserve underpinned by a regulated asset base model could maintain energy security and save billpayers £5bn a year

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 04 September 2025 • 7 min read