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About the developer
Statkraft is at the heart of the UK’s energy transition. Since 2006, Statkraft has gone from strength to strength in the UK, building experience across wind, solar, hydro, storage, grid stability, EV charging, green hydrogen and a thriving markets business.
Statkraft is a global company in energy market operations, more than 7,000 employees in over 20 countries.
We’ve invested over £1.4 billion in the UK's renewable energy infrastructure and facilitated over 4.3 GW of new-build renewable energy generation through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).
Across our UK businesses we employ nearly 500 staff in England, Scotland and Wales and play a key role in helping the global business reach its goal of 9 GW of developed wind and solar power by 2025.
Read more about Statkraft UK.
About the project
Greener Grid Parks are facilities comprised of innovative technologies which stabilise the grid without emitting any carbon dioxide, allowing more renewable energy to be transmitted through the network. They are not wind or solar farms, but are a collection of buildings which look similar to agricultural barns, warehouses and shipping containers.
Keeping the grid stable means ensuring the amount of electricity flowing through the grid always remains level. Sometimes National Grid, as the electricity system operator, has been forced to shut down wind farms and run gas power stations to keep the system stable. Greener Grid Parks use Synchronous Compensators and/ or batteries to provide grid stability.
Synchronous compensators are large machines with built-in flywheels that provide grid stability without emitting any carbon dioxide. Batteries capture and store energy for future use. They increase the amount of renewable energy consumers can use by storing and releasing it when demand is high.
More projects like this one at East Claydon will mean that running gas-powered stations will become a thing of the past. Ultimately these improvements will increase the amount of renewable energy we can use, reduce our energy bills improve Great Britain’s energy security.
Yes. We have two Greener Grid Parks operating in Keith, Moray and Lister Drive, Liverpool and four more undergoing construction in the United Kingdom Swansea in Wales, Thornton in Yorkshire and Coylton in Scotland. Our Neilston Greener Grid Park (containing BESS) near Glasgow is due to become operational in Spring 2025. Outside of the UK, we operate similar projects in Ireland, the Netherlands, and Germany.
The construction phase for a project like the one proposed at East Claydon would typically last approximately 18 to 24 months.
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Benefits
We are pleased to establish a fund of £20,000 per year for the benefit of local communities near each of our Greener Grid Parks. The first payment into the fund will be made at the start of construction, to enable local projects to commence before construction of the Greener Grid Park is completed.
What makes this fund particularly special is that it will provide a regular stream of funding dedicated to projects that help accelerate the just transition to a low carbon society.
Yes. We have a Local suppliers registration link on the website so please complete that if you are a local business and interested in the project, or would like to recommend one.