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Welcome to Loch Toftingall Battery Energy Storage System

In line with advice from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), in preparing the Climate Change Act 2019, the Scottish Government has set a target date of 2045 for reaching net-zero emissions and raised the ambition of the 2030 and 2040 targets to 70% and 90% emissions reductions respectively.  The Climate Change Act 2019 means that Scotland has the most stringent statutory targets in the world.

The CCC’s advice is that Scotland can now achieve such a target, provided that action is taken to further develop renewable energy assets.

Scotland’s onshore wind capacity will more than double by 2030 under plans to help cut harmful emissions and support the energy sector’s net-zero transformation.

The Scottish Government has recently published its finalised Onshore Wind Policy Statement and confirms its ambitions for 20 Gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind power to be installed by 2030.

However, wind is an intermittent resource and our current grid network cannot manage all of this capacity without further investment in infrastructure and managing mechanisms.  Battery storage helps with the management of wind energy in the national grid.  Following the first round of public consultation, we have taken the decision to remove the two wind turbines initially proposed and increase the battery storage element.

Details of the revised proposed development:

• Battery storage: Up to 49.9 megawatts
• Determining planning authority: The Highland Council

Community consultation

We are keen to work with the local community. This website aims to share information about the project throughout development and to invite members of the community to get in touch. We would be delighted to hear from you and value your opinion.  Following our Community Open Days, all of the information will be posted on this site here and you can give feedback at any time using [email protected] .