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- The proposed 92m-high dam and two reservoirs at Coire Glas in the Highlands would be Britain's biggest hydroelectric project for 40 years. Scottish ministers approved the 1.5GW pumped storage facility in 2020.
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6 days ago · Yorkshire-based Drax also aims to invest beyond its current output at the famous Hollow Mountain Cruachan Power Station which has a capacity of 440 megawatts and can power a city of 1.4 million ...
Mar 21, 2023 · The Scottish Government has long been supportive of pumped hydro storage capacity, which we believe will play a key role in the energy transition and is a vital component of a more flexible, resilient and secure electricity supply.
6 days ago · Great Britain currently has 2.8 gigawatts of long duration energy storage across four existing pumped storage hydro schemes in Scotland, at Hollow Mountain in Cruachan and Foyers, and Wales,...
Mar 21, 2023 · Energy giant SSE has invested £100m in a hydroelectric scheme that could double the UK’s ability to store energy for long periods of time. The 92m-high dam proposed by the Perth-based firm at...
- Craig Meighan
Oct 6, 2024 · But opposition is forming to a hydro “gold rush” around Scotland’s most famous loch. The 300-megawatt Foyers Power Station, operated by energy group SSE, was commissioned half a century ago ...
Mar 21, 2023 · The giant 1.5GW hydro scheme at Coire Glas, north of Fort William, was approved by Scottish ministers in 2020 and will more than double the UK’s storage capacity.
