About East Claydon Greener Grid Park 

Greener Grid Parks, including the one proposed at East Claydon will help achieve a renewables-ready network. As renewable energy generation increases across Great Britain, new ways to maintain system stability are required.

Should East Claydon Greener Grid Park get planning consented it will include two types of technology to support grid stability – a Battery Energy Storage System and Synchronous Compensators. 

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) capture and store energy for future use. Synchronous Compensators are large electrical machines with flywheels which can replace the spinning turbines of a traditional power station but without emitting any carbon dioxide.

In August we submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Request to Buckinghamshire Council to progress our plans for East Claydon Greener Grid Park.

This was not a planning application, but is the earliest stage of the planning process to help inform the key studies that will be required to be undertaken and included in any future planning application. 

We are now consulting the community on the plans in advance of submitting a planning application and would welcome your questions and feedback. 

This website will be kept updated as our plans progress. 

Why do we need Greener Grid Parks?

Greener Grid Parks are a collection of buildings containing zero carbon technology which stabilise the grid, allowing more renewable energy to be transmitted through the network. They are not a wind or solar farm, the buildings resemble storage units or shipping containers.