SSE Renewables has taken a final investment decision to build a 150MW battery at the site of SSE’s former Ferrybridge coal-fired power station in West Yorkshire, England.
Contracts have been signed and means construction will begin this month.
With a grid connection confirmed for June 2024, the project is expected to be fully operational by late 2024 and is being developed in conjunction with battery technology supplier Sungrow Power Supply Co and construction partner OCU Services Ltd.

The news follows last week’s announcement that SSE’s Solar and Battery team is becoming part of SSE Renewables to progress the development of its near 2GW pipeline of battery and solar projects in the UK and Ireland.
SSE Renewables already has a 50MW battery under construction in Salisbury, Wiltshire, due to be completed later this year.

SSE is investing £25bn through its Net Zero Acceleration Programme in low carbon technology this decade.
Lewis Li, President of Sungrow Europe, said: “Sungrow is proud to supply our liquid cooled energy storage system, the PowerTitan, to this landmark project.”