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Chleansaid Onshore Wind Farm

Awaiting Construction20 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 9 January 2024

Technology
Battery storage (Co-located with RE)
Capacity
20 MW
Status
Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
Operator or applicant
ESB
Location
Dalnessie Estate, approximately 13 km northeast of Lairg, Highland, United Kingdom
Planning authority
Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application
ECU00002031

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  • 30 March 2022 Planning application submitted
  • 15 December 2023 Planning permission granted
  • 15 December 2026 Planning permission expired

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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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