GEISELITTLE ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT
PROJECT INFORMATION
Update! The planning application is now in the process of being submitted to Highland Council. A link to the Council’s website where the application can be viewed and comments submitted will be provided below when available.
The planning application is for the construction and operation of a battery energy storage unit with a maximum installed capacity of 49.9 Megawatts consisting of up to 50 energy storage units and associated electrical
equipment sited on a hardstanding within a fenced compound surrounded by peripheral screening landscaping, designed to deliver a net gain in biodiversity.
The proposed energy storage facility would provide rapid-response electrical back-up to the National Grid and would represent an early deployment within the UK of a high-tech grid balancing facility, of a type which is already seeing significant deployment in the USA and other parts of the world.
Two consultation events were held on 7th December 2023 and 11th January 2024. at North Coast Visitor Centre in Thurso.
The plan shows the proposed site layout for the project.
LOCATION
The project is located on farmland 450m to the south of Geiselittle, immediatly to the northwest of the existing Thurso
South substation and 730m west of the A9.
CONTACT US
Please leave any comments you have about Geiselittle Energy Storage Project
Whirlwind Energy Storage Limited
The Media Centre
7 Northumberland Street
Huddersfield
HD1 1RL