Battery storage · United Kingdom
South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage
Operator Renewable Energy Systems Limited
Awaiting Construction99.9 MWData checked 6 October 2026Source record dated 28 January 2022
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South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage is a 99.9 MW battery storage site on the edge of Ferryhill, County Durham, United Kingdom. Its planning application (DM/22/00120/FPA) went to County Durham on 19 January 2022 and was granted on 21 October 2022. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (UK government) is awaiting construction. There are 36 other energy sites within 10 km, 4 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 pack for this site lists 5 comparable battery incidents in the United Kingdom, grid-scale only, nearest first. The nearest is EIR-0638, Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool, 171 km from this site.
| Reference | Year | Incident | From the site | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIR-0638 | 2020 | Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool | 171 km | Major |
| EIR-0584 | 2026 | Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth; owner attributes it to a short circuit in NMC cells | 179 km | Significant |
| EIR-0058 | 2025 | Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire | 333 km | Significant |
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In the full packThe site
- Technology
- Battery storage (Stand-alone Storage)
- Capacity
- 99.9 MW
- Capacity figure from
- Renewable Energy Planning Database (UK government)
- Status
- Awaiting Construction (Planning Permission Granted)
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems Limited
- Location
- S/O Spennymoor Electricity Substation, South Thinford Lane, Thinford, Durham, County Durham, DH6 5JX, United Kingdom
- Planning authority
- County Durham
- Planning application
- DM/22/00120/FPA
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The planning application page for DM/22/00120/FPA, with what the planning evidence pack adds for this site.
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Timeline
- 19 January 2022 Planning application submitted
- 21 October 2022 Planning permission granted
- 21 October 2025 Planning permission expired
Incidents on the register at this site
None found. The register holds no published incident that names South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage. If you know of one, report it (confidential reports are anonymised).
Questions
- Has South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy 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 South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage; it holds 14 incidents at battery storage sites in the United Kingdom.
- What is the status of South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage?
- Awaiting Construction, in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (UK government), where it last changed on 28 January 2022.
- Where is South Thinford Lane, Thinford - Energy Storage?
- On the edge of Ferryhill, County Durham, United Kingdom (postcode DH6 5JX).
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Renewable Energy Planning Database, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero). The dataset. The register adds only the incidents and the counts. Nearest town: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).