Clearstone Energy, a UK-based solar and battery energy storage company has seeked planning permission to construct a 400 MW/800 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Devon, UK. It is named as the Junction 27 project. The company intends to secure the planning permit for the pipeline over the next 12 months and implement it between 2027 and 2032. The Junction 27 energy hub will be situated on low-grade agricultural land near the M5 corridor in Devon.
After the construction is finished it is anticipated to provide storage capacity to help balance electricity supply and demand across Devon and Cornwall which will reduce dependency on gas-fired power stations. Furthermore, BESS will be able to reserve enough energy to power nearly 350,000 homes for six hours when it is fully charged. It will also support the replacement of nearly 110,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from gas-fired power stations per year.
In August 2023, The UK Government chose two green hydrogen projects being developed by SSE to advance to the last phase of its Net Zero Hydrogen Fund. The fund’s goal was to support the development and implementation of innovative low-carbon hydrogen production in order to lower investment risk and overall costs. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero commenced negotiations with SSE to provide help for its Gordonbush Hydrogen and Aldbrough Hydrogen Pathfinder projects after conducting its due diligence.
