With a production capacity of 800 megawatts across 10sq km and equipped with more than 1.8mn solar panels, the plant supplies electricity to roughly 60,000 homes. It literally covers up to 10% of the nation's electricity needs at peak times and delivers power at a highly competitive rate.
[pdf] Highview Power is creating the largest energy storage facility of its kind, which will store surplus electricity from wind and solar farms. The two-stage Hunterston project is supporting 1,000 jobs on site during construction and 650 jobs in the supply chain.
[pdf] “Storage” refers to technologies that can capture electricity, store it as another form of energy (chemical, thermal, mechanical), and then release it for use when it is needed. Lithium-ion batteriesare one such te.
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