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BESS at Forss
- Name
- BESS at Forss
- Ward
- Thurso And North West Caithness
- Site
- Land 190M West Of Lythmore House South Wing 21 Forss Business And Technology Park Forss Thurso
- THC Reference
- 24/04585/FUL
- Applicant
- Forss Energy Storage Limited
- Proposal
- Construction and operation of a Battery Energy Storage System with a capacity of 49.9MW consisting of battery storage modules and associated infrastructure including fencing, control buildings, substations and CCTV
- Deadline
- 13/12/2024
- Status
- Under Consideration
- Total capacity
- 49.9 MW
- Capacity BESS
- 49.9 MW
- Area BESS
- 5700.0 m2
- Comment
- This is a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS for short) close to Thurso and right next to the coastline. BESS are very problematic because the safety aspects are not assessed before planning consent is granted. Safety aspects are relevant to site selection and design and should be considered BEFORE an application is granted. An incident on this site would not only mean obnoxious smoke affecting Thurso and the wider area, but also the toxic water run off contaminating the area. To bunding or provision to collect water run off are evident in the plans submitted.
- Send objection to
- The Highland Council
All information, plans and images taken from the corresponding application.