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Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage
Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage is a 40 MW battery storage site under construction in Aberdeenshire. Planning permission was granted on 18 October 2019, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Green Energy International.
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 26 June 2019 |
| Permission granted | 18 October 2019 4 months after submission |
| Operational | not recorded |
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|---|---|---|
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Wind Onshore · Under Construction | 3 | 5 km |
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Battery · Under Construction | — | 5 km |
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Wind Onshore · Operational | 1.6 | 5.8 km |
How big is Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage?
Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage has a recorded installed capacity of 40 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage?
REPD records the operator as Green Energy International. Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Bilbo Solar Farm Energy Storage approved and built?
The application was submitted on 26 June 2019. Permission was granted on 18 October 2019, 4 months later. The site is recorded as under construction and has no operational date yet.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7020.
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