- The project construction will consist of a 210 MW pumped storage plant and a 33.6 MW wind farm.
- The proposed plant will have 1,600 MWh of storage capacity.
Energy transition fund Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners (FEIP) has made its first investment in pumped storage hydro technology to help construct a combined pumped storage and wind facility in Scotland.
According to FEIP, the project will be located at the disused 1,547-acre Glenmuckloch opencast coal mine near Kirkconnel, Scotland, and will involve the construction of a 210 MW pumped storage plant and a 33.6 MW wind farm. The investment will enhance and aid the balancing of the UK power system, enabling the integration of more renewable generation.
The proposed plant will have 1,600 MWh of storage capacity that can be delivered at a rate of 210 MW per hour, providing eight hours of storage. The co-located wind farm will feature eight 4.2 MW turbines and will have the ability to power the pumped storage hydro plant.