Site Location

The Proposed Development is situated in East Lothian, approximately 3 kilometres (km) south of Innerwick and 9.5km south of Dunbar.

The Proposed Development 

The Proposed Development is situated adjacent to an exisiting substation which serves the nearby Aikengall Community Wind Farm. The purpose of this energy storage facility is to store renewable energy and make it readily available for export to stabilise the local grid at points of peak demand. The Proposed Development will have a capacity of up to 19.99MW.  

The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will comprise of the following infrastructure:

• Containerised Battery Units
• Containtersied Switchgear and Control Rooms
• Underground Cabling 
• Inverters and Transfromers
• Permieter Security (Palisade) Fencing
• A rolled stone compound
• CCTV Security System
• Planting and Environmental Enhancement Areas (east and west, directly adjacent to the site boundary)
• A sustainable drainage system

Current Status