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Aylesford BESS

Operational29 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 6 March 2026

Technology
Battery storage (Stand-alone Storage)
Capacity
29 MW
Status
Operational
Operator or applicant
Zenobe
Location
Land North And West Of Solar Park Bull Lane Eccles Aylesford, Kent, ME20 6WT, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Tonbridge and Malling
Planning application
17/02496/FL
First operating
2020

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  • 5 September 2017 Planning application submitted
  • 5 December 2017 Planning permission granted
  • 1 June 2020 Operational

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The register holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom, 9 of them fires, and 177 worldwide. Counts of incidents in published reporting, not rates.

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