30 local community residents met in the Innerwick Village Hall last night to discuss the plethora of large Electrical Infrastructure projects run in the area over the next 20 years. There was lively debate and it was agreed to meet monthly at Innerwick Village Hall, with updates made by a range of social media alongside…
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Torness Power Station
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Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub
Project Proposal The site is located approximately 6km southeast of Gifford in East Lothian. The site is currently used as a managed grouse moor for shooting and sheep grazing. In November 2021 a scoping request was submitted which comprised a layout of 23 turbines with tip heights varying from 180m to 230m. Following feedback from…
Dunbar Battery Energy Storage System (BESS)
By 2035, the UK will be powered entirely by clean electricity, subject to security of supply. In order to meet this target set by the UK Government it needs to be underpinned by flexibility. BESS provide balancing services to maintain sufficient power on the ‘grid’ at times of high demand for electricity. DeveloperFRV TH Powertek…
Crystal Rig Phase IV and Crystal Rig Solar
Crystal Rig is Fred. Olsen Renewables flagship onshore renewable project and is located between Dunbar in East Lothian and Duns in the Scottish Borders. The wind farm commenced operation in 2003 and by 2025 will generate over 260MV of clean, green electricity – capable of powering over 200,000 homes. The Crystal Rig solar project will…
Branxton Energy Storage Facility
EastCoastGridServices Ltd is consulting on a planning application to develop an energy storage facility connected to the national electricity grid at Branxton near Innerwick in East Lothian. The project has been designed to meet the increasingly critical need to stabilize the UK electricity grid as older generating plants are decommissioned and more and more intermittent…