Kona Energy seeks funding for Scottish 456 MWh battery
Developer says the two-hour-storage Smeaton BESS site will reduce the costs associated with curtailing wind power and provide grid capacity as a nearby nuclear site reaches its decommissioning date.
Scottish Government approves Smeaton battery storage system
The Scottish Government has granted consent for the construction and operation of the Smeaton battery energy storage system (BESS).
Green light for Kona’s 456MWh Smeaton BESS in Scotland
Developer Kona Energy has been granted consent for the construction and operation of its Smeaton BESS project in Scotland, which will total 228MW/456MWh of energy storage capacity.