Newhouse Energy Storage Project

LIVE MEETING
22nd June 2021 3pm-7pm

We are looking to engage with the local community and as part of our pre-application consultation we are holding a live event on the Tuesday 22nd of June - 3pm-7pm. These will enable people to find out more about the proposal and to provide us with their views. We will be hosting an online live presentation where viewers will be able to ask questions live through the website and provide comments by filling out an online comment form.

Comments and feedback should be made by the 2nd of July 2021. Please use the form below or write to Grieg Templeton, Planning Project Manager via email: gt@ili-energy.com or by post to ILI Group, 33 Bothwell Road, Hamilton ML3 OAS.

Comments made to ILI Group are not formal representations to Perth & Kinross Council, if we submit a planning application there will be an opportunity to make formal representations on the application to Angus Council.

What is the project

49.9MW Energy Storage facility containerised Battery Storage
The development would consist of containers containing batteries and associated equipment, an access track, electricity, meter building and fencing
Stores excess energy from the grid
Puts electricity back into the grid when required
This helps balance the supply and demand for the grid

Who are ILI Group?

Why is it needed?

Scotland has a Target of Net Zero by 2045
Renewable energy is intermittent, This means we can’t rely on it to meet demand
Fossil fuel generators coal gas and nuclear make up the difference
As these go off line we need to be able to meet that demand
Energy storage lets us store renewable energy for when it is needed
National Grid ESO have estimated we need up to 37GW of energy storage by 2050
The Scottish Energy Strategy, published 2018, supports new energy storage capacity. It states that the Scottish Government will continue to support innovation and deployment in storage and to work to accelerate its penetration across Scotland.

Why in this Location?

Location Plan

The location is a field, part of Newhouse Farm, adjacent to the A9 dual carriageway on the western edge of Perth. Existing scrub woodland wraps around the field greatly limits visibility. The location is close to Perth electricity substation on the opposite side of the A9 to the south and to which the project would be connected.

The closest houses to the proposed compound lie around 125 metres to the east on the opposite side of the dual carriageway, Robertson Road, and at Newhouse Farm to the north. Significant new build housing is planned in the wider area to the south, west and north of the site.