Plans have been submitted to build a 100MW battery energy storage system (BESS) on Teesside in north-east England.
If planning permission is granted by Redcar & Cleveland Council, the £62m BESS will be built on a three-acre plot at the Long Acres section of the 2500 acre Teesworks site on the south bank of the River Tees.
If planning permission is granted, it is anticipated that building the battery storage facility will take around 12 months in total and will support over 100 jobs in the construction sector.
Storage specialist Energy Optimisation Solutions (EOS) is developing the BESS.
EOS director Peter Walker said: “We’re really looking forward to coming to Teesworks and are hopeful that our plans meet with approval.
“With so much renewable energy development planned for the site, such a supportive environment and such an experienced team in charge, it makes for the ideal location for our next battery storage facility.
“If we as a country are going to hit our Net Zero ambitions then energy storage is absolutely essential.
“You can store water in reservoirs and gas in gasometers and in LPG form so you can use those resources when you need them. Battery storage systems mean that you can do the same thing with electricity generated from renewable sources.”
EOS has a number of battery storage projects already under way in the UK, including a 230MW facility at Newport in South Wales.
The planned site for the EOS facility adjoins the area where hydrogen production facilities HyGreen Teesside and H2 Teesside and the Net Zero Teesside project are planned to be built.
