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Planning application · Battery storage · Stockport

Welkin Mill

Revised49.9 MWApplication DC/077298Submitted 24 August 2020

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Application number
DC/077298
Planning authority
Stockport
County or area
Greater Manchester
Nation
England
Technology
Battery storage (Stand-alone Storage)
Capacity
49.9 MW
Status
Revised
Operator or applicant
Noriker Power
Location
Welkin Mill, Welkin Road, Bredbury, Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK6 2BH
  • 24 August 2020 Planning application submitted

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, 52 km from this site.

ReferenceYearIncidentFrom the siteSeverity
EIR-06382020Explosion and prolonged fire at Orsted battery storage site in Liverpool52 kmMajor
EIR-05842026Fire in a battery container at Rufford Colliery BESS, Rainworth, caused by a short circuit in NMC cells75 kmSignificant
EIR-00582025Fire in two battery containers at Cirencester Hybrid Solar Farm, Gloucestershire190 kmSignificant
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