Battery storage · United Kingdom

Coalburn II Energy Storage Facility - Battery Storage Facility

Under Construction1000 MWChecked 6 October 2026Last changed in the dataset 9 July 2026

The site

Technology: Battery storage (Stand-alone Storage)
Capacity: 1000 MW
Status: Under Construction
Operator or applicant: Alcemi Storage Development Limited
Location: Broken Cross Open Cast Mine Tower Road Douglas Lanark, Lanarkshire, ML11 9PB, United Kingdom
Planning authority: Scottish Government (S36)
Planning application: ECU00004698

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Timeline

6 December 2022 Planning application submitted
24 January 2024 Planning permission granted
1 January 2025 Construction started
24 January 2027 Planning permission expired

Incidents on the register at this site

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Incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom

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.

Fire in home battery storage system connected to solar panelsEIR-1520 · 2026
Gas leak at Cockenzie battery storage site under constructionEIR-0681 · 2026
Short circuit in lithium battery cells reported as cause of fire at Rufford Colliery BESSEIR-0584 · 2026
Smoke and fire incident at Battery Box, Pinhoe Road, ExeterEIR-0249 · 2026
Battery storage site fire in East Tilbury brought under control after 24 hoursEIR-0530 · 2025

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