Our proposals evolved throughout the consultation process.

Some of these changes include:

• Reducing the number of batteries from 318 to 204 and the overall development footprint.
• Increasing the minimum distance between the closest properties and the infrastructure to approximately 80 metres,
  and between the closest properties and the noise-emitting equipment to approximately 100 metres.
• Increasing the amount of area for landscape and ecological enhancements to approximately 12 acres out of the 25-acre site.
• Biodiversity Net Gain – The Landscape Biodiversity Plan now includes substantial tree and hedgerow planting,
  wildflower meadows and ecological enhancements for a variety of wildlife species.
• Adding a new permissive footpath around the outside of the infrastructure, as well as a new access into site for vehicles
  to protect and separate the existing Public Right of Way.

• The Development has a primary function to store electricity from Staythorpe National Grid Substation for usage when it is needed most in order to balance the network through peaks and troughs in demand;
• It addresses the need for energy storage at the Staythorpe National Grid Substation due to its strategic central location within the electrical transmission network;
• It addresses the targets set out in the British Energy Security Strategy (2022), as it will enable the deployment of clean and affordable renewable energy;
• It addresses the objectives of National Grid for deployment of at least 10 Gigawatt hours (GWh) of 2-hour duration energy storage in order to adequately balance a net-zero energy system;
• It is located in the most energy efficient location in terms of connection works required and energy losses incurred, which also limits the footprint of the connection route.
• It can help prevent outages, blackouts and brownouts which can occur on any of the four circuits at this substation
• BESS assets could also participate in different ancillary support services such as High Voltage System Support, Stability Backup, and Reactive Power Support
• This connection will not be subject to payment of onshore local circuit charges. This should have a positive influence on the local energy prices.

Please view our most recent plans

Planning Drawing 1 - Land Under the Applicants Control

Planning Drawing 2 - General Arrangement Permanent Works

Planning Drawing 3 - Temporary Construction Compound Layout

Planning Drawing 4 - Landscape and Biodiversity Masterplan

Staythorpe BESS Information Displays

The full suite of site plans, technical drawings and environmental reports is publicly available on the Newark and Sherwood Planning Portal under Planning Application Reference Number 22/01840/FULM
https://publicaccess.newark-sherwooddc.gov.uk/online-applications/

• Ecap Renewables are working on setting up a Community Benefit Trust.
• The trust will administer annual payments to every household in the Averham, Kelham and Staythorpe parish for the operational lifetime of the project.
• Ecap Renewables will publish further details in the coming months.