08-07-2025
Battery farm approved for site near Saltend chemicals park
A battery farm is set to be built on a site the size of four football Riding of Yorkshire Council approved plans for a large battery energy storage system (BESS) on land to the north of the Saltend Chemicals Park near will include 45 modular battery units, along with transformers and inverter documents state that the site, off Staithes Road, will cover 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres), but the area used for the battery farm will be "much smaller".
All units will be painted dark green to help fit into their surroundings, according to the Local Democracy Reporting facilities store energy produced by renewable sources and can release it as required by the grid.
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