Scotland secures a quarter of all infrastructure awards in July. The domination of the sector was bolstered by two £150m projects.
Based in Lanark, Strathclyde the first of the two huge projects is the 500MW Coalburn Energy battery storage facilities. The second project based in Dumfries and Galloway features an 84MW Wind Farm.
Coalburn Energy – 500MW Battery Storage Project Details from Barbour ABI
The project features a 500MW battery storage facilities and associated infrastructure in Coalburn, Scotland. The facility has been developed in partnership with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) who are currently working on a seven total battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the UK.
The construction of the battery storage began in November 2023 and will take 23 months to complete. Our expert team of researchers have recorded the site progress of this project to 40%.
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Project ID: 12564885
Client: Alcemi
Planner: RPS Group PLC
Onsite assembler: e-Storage
Balance of plant contractor: H&MV Engineering Services Limited
Stranoch 2 – 84MW Wind Farm Project Details from Barbour ABI
The second £150m energy project is the Stranoch 84MW Wind Farm based in Dumfries and Galloway. The site will consist of 20 4.2MW turbines at a height of 175m, with all associate infrastructure and 20MW of battery storage.
Currently 15% way through total site progress, the construction is to be completed in November 2025.
At the time of this blog publication the below roles had been assigned. For the most up-to-date updates, view the project below.
Project ID: 11989056
Clients: BAE Systems & EDF Energy Renewables
Planner: Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions
Delivery partner: EDF Energy Renewables
Landscape architect: Amec Foster Wheeler
Contract Award Data from Barbour ABI’s Snap Analysis
This data was analysed by our experts at Barbour ABI and has been featured in July’s edition of Snap Analysis. Subscribe to get monthly insights into top planning applications, approvals, and contract awards.