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Loch Earba (pictured) was chosen for its ideal combination of topology and geology. Image: Gilkes Energy/Earba Storage

Scottish government grants planning consent for 1.8GW/40GWh UK pumped hydro project

April 7, 2025
Gilkes Energy has been awarded planning consent for its Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) scheme.
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Over 3GWh of BESS approved in UK in March

April 3, 2025
The UK saw 1,590MW/3,179MWh of grid-scale BESS projects approved last month, bringing the total approved projects to around 55.4GW/117GWh.
A render of Root-Power's newly consented BESS site in the Scottish Highlands. Image: Root-Power.

Apatura, Exagen, Firstway and others land 750MW of BESS planning consent in GB

February 13, 2025
A roundup of recent BESS development planning consent news in the Great Britain (GB) market this week, from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.
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GB battery storage activity in December and January

January 28, 2025
We round up the last two months of BESS action in the GB (Great Britain) market, including project approvals, construction and applications, taken from the pages of our sister site Solar Power Portal.

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