Battery storage · United Kingdom
Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage)
Operator UK Battery Storage
Revised49.9 MWData checked 11 November 2026Source record dated 20 February 2023
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Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage) is a 49.9 MW battery storage site in Elland, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Its planning application (20/01226/FUL) went to Calderdale on 14 October 2020. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (UK government) is revised. There are 43 other energy sites within 10 km, 11 of them battery storage sites. The register holds no incident at this site. It holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom, and 196 worldwide.
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The company behind this site
UK BATTERY STORAGE LTD (10870671), active, since 2017. No outstanding charges on the register. Members see the charges register: each charge, when it was created and the lender it is in favour of.
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The pack for this site lists 5 comparable battery incidents in the United Kingdom, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0584, Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth; owner attributes it to a short circuit in NMC cells, 79 km from this site.
| Reference | Year | Incident | From the site | Severity |
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| EIR-0584 | 2026 | Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth; owner attributes it to a short circuit in NMC cells | 79 km | Significant |
| EIR-0638 | 2020 | Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool | 80 km | Major |
| EIR-0058 | 2025 | Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire | 220 km | Significant |
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Stand-alone Storage)
- Capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Renewable Energy Planning Database (UK government)
- Status
- Revised
- Operator or applicant
- UK Battery Storage
- Location
- Land To South Of, Lowfields Way, Lowfields Business Park, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 9DA, United Kingdom
- Planning authority
- Calderdale
- Planning application
- 20/01226/FUL
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The planning application page for 20/01226/FUL, with what the planning evidence pack adds for this site.
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Timeline
- 14 October 2020 Planning application submitted
- 23 December 2023 Planning permission expired
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage). If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage) had a fire or other incident?
- None is on the register as of 11 November 2026. The register holds no published incident that names Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage); it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom.
- What is the status of Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage)?
- Revised, in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (UK government), where it last changed on 20 February 2023.
- Where is Elland Storage Project (Elland Battery Unit Battery Storage)?
- In Elland, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HX5 9DA).
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