Friday, March 14, 2025

Downing secures approval for two energy storage projects

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Downing Renewable Developments (DRD) has received planning approval for two large-scale battery energy storage projects in the UK. The company will develop a 40MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Heanor, Derbyshire, and a 100MW BESS near Rowley Regis, West Midlands.

The Rowley Regis site will have the capacity to store enough energy to power 300,000 homes for two hours, while the Heanor project will support 120,000 homes for the same period. Both approvals were granted without public objections.

These projects follow DRD’s approval last year for a 49.9MW solar farm in Norfolk. The company says the new developments will support the UK’s transition to renewable energy and contribute to Net Zero targets.

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