A BATTERY energy storage system is being proposed for a site in Port Glasgow.
Developer Bluestone Energy has applied to Inverclyde Council for permission to install a 49-megawatt facility at the former Dougliehill Water Treatment Works, Dougliehill Road.
It would be made up of 26 energy storage containers and asociated equipment plus fencing, security cameras, lighting and landscaping.
A supporting statement with the proposal explains: “The proposed development will make use of disused brownfield land… and will incorporate appropriate landscape and ecological mitigation, as well as provide overall net enhancements for biodiversity.”
The site would be connected to the national electricity grid by underground cable to the Devol Moor Substation 1.2km from the site.
Battery storage facilities allow energy from renewable sources, like wind farms, to be stored and then released when the power is needed most.
