A battery energy storage system could be built in Co Derry amid fresh plans.
Renewable energy giant RES is planning to develop a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS), close to the Killymallaght substation.
That would include a substation building, control building, auxiliary transformer, grid compliance equipment, CCTV & lighting columns, security fencing, ancillary works, access track, entrance upgrades, hardstanding and other works.
Developer RES is an industry leader in the delivery and operation of energy storage projects with 412MW of projects operational or in construction, and over 155MW of these in the UK and Ireland.
The development would include around 64 battery storage enclosures would be installed to provide a maximum of approximately 50MW of capacity.
Meanwhile, a huge BESS could be built in Co Antrim amid fresh plans.
The 600MW scheme, located outside Lisburn, would be linked to the city’s main electricity substation.
It would cover an area of around eight acres, and sit beside a nearby huge solar development on the Moneybroom Road.
It’s been classed as a major planning application here, given the size of the scheme.
The application has been made by Lisburn Energy Ltd, with Les Ross Planning acting as planning consultants.
“The proposed BESS is designed to stabilise supply and create a more resilient network. The facility will store electricity when there is a surplus of generation in the system, and discharge electricity onto the grid when there is a deficit of generation,” supporting documents say.
Several BESS facilities have been developed in Northern Ireland in recent years, including large scale facilities near Tamnamore, Tandragee, Kells and Castlereagh.
Meanwhile, a number of smaller schemes are also being planned for different parts of Northern Ireland.
That includes developments on behalf of companies linked to Heron Bros.
Heron Storage wants to build a 50MW battery energy storage system (BESS) outside Plumbridge, which would include transformers, switch house, lighting and wider site works.