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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
Statkraft’s Greener Grid Parks are facilities where various services are provided to the national grid to enable higher utilisation of new renewable energy sources, which are vital to decarbonisation of our energy system, and reaching Net Zero carbon emissions in the UK by 2050.
Our grid network needs to keep up with the rapid progress renewables has made in the UK. 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. More projects like this one at East Claydon will mean that running gas powered stations will become a thing of the past.
Great Britain operates the fastest decarbonising electricity system in the world. Our Greener Grid Parks deliver a solution to the engineering challenge of removing fossil fuels from the UK's energy supply and maximising the amount of renewable energy that can be distributed through the grid.
This helps protect the environment whilst also reducing costs to consumers.
Yes. We have two Greener Grid Parks operating in Keith, Moray and at Lister Drive, Liverpool. We are currently constructing other Greener Grid Parks in Scotland and Wales with more in development across the UK. We also operate two battery projects in Ireland as well as operating several projects in the Netherlands and Germany.
We expect the construction phase would last approximately 18 months.
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Environmental considerations
The preservation of biodiversity and wildlife onsite is a top priority for Statkraft, which is why we are committing to provide ecological enhancements in order to obtain a net biodiversity gain to the site.
As a global energy company, strategically focused on scaling renewable energy solutions, we believe that we can be instrumental in driving progress toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Though we have numerous initiatives that can be linked to different SDGs, our positive impacts are naturally concentrated around the goals for Climate Action (SDG 13).
We contribute directly to climate change mitigation by displacing fossil fuels whilst meeting growing energy demand.
An important part of our work during development is minimising any noise from equipment on site such as coolers and generators. There are several ways this can be achieved such as site layout, selecting the most suitable equipment and using noise insulating materials. Specific equipment used on the site will be selected after planning consent has been granted. Once the technology suppliers have been selected, detailed noise studies will be carried out and provided to the Council. We are required to demonstrate that the development will not exceed noise limits set by the Council, and we work closely with the Council’s Environmental Health Officer (EHO) throughout the process. Throughout the operating life of the project noise levels are controlled by the Council through a condition attached to the planning consent.
Safety and traffic
Once the facility has been constructed, there will be minimal vehicle trips to the site during the operation of the development. There will be occasional visits for maintenance and inspection of the facility but the site will generally be unattended, so there will not be noticeable impact on traffic flows in the area.
The Transport Statement is still being produced and will be submitted as part of the planning application with details on deliveries. Before construction starts, a Traffic Management Plan will be secured by planning condition, and be produced to ensure main roads are used to reduce traffic flow in smaller towns and villages.
Service personnel will drive to site in small vehicles so there will be discernible impact to existing traffic levels. We do not envisage any HGV’s visiting the site in the first few years of operation, and will only be required for major refurbishments if required.
Once operational, the site is expected to be attended by a service technician only for essential maintenance.
We will work to keep noise levels from the site to a minimum as much as possible. We cannot guarantee that there will be no weekend working during construction, but we will seek to minimise this noise if this is permitted and required. We will follow all conditions imposed by the County Council on construction activities if our application is successful.
Benefits
Greener Grid Parks stabilise the grid without using fossil fuels – this reduces our environmental impact and saves consumers money. In addition, we are pleased to be able to offer a fund of £20,000 per year for the benefit of the local community, you can find out more here. There is also a significant investment during construction and we are proud of our approach to using local suppliers.
With Greener Grid Parks providing grid stability, this reduces the need to turn on fossil fuel power stations - so this project will also significantly contribute to the UK Government’s 2050 Net Zero target.
If you have an idea for any other benefits the development could potentially deliver we would be happy to discuss this further with you.
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.