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UK coal-fired power plant site to host 1,040 MW/ 2,080 MWh battery

Independent energy infrastructure developer Carlton Power has secured planning consent for a 1,040 MW/ 2,080 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The project is expected to strengthen the resilience of the energy system in northwestern England.

Britain’s Carlton Power has secured the green light for a GBP 750 million ($963 million) BESS project in greater Manchester, to help balance the grid as more renewables come online.

Subject to a final investment decision, construction of the 1,040 MW/ 2,080 MWh BESS project could kick off in the first quarter of 2024 with it slated to enter commercial operation in the final quarter of 2025.

Carton Power said it is “in advanced talks with companies to finance, build and operate the Trafford BESS.”

The Trafford BESS is the company’s second major energy project that has received council permission for the c12 hectare Trafford Low Carbon Energy Park, eight miles south of Manchester, which formerly hosted a coal-fired power plant.

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