The UK’s Pumped Storage Hydroelectricity
This post is a simple list of the UK’s pumped storage hydroelectricity.
- Balliemeanoch – 1500 MW/45 GWh – In Development
- Coire Glas – 1500 MW/30 GWh – Under Construction
- Corrievarkie – 600 MW/14.5 GWh – In Development
- Cruachan – 1000 MW/7.1 GWh – In Operation
- Fearn – 1800 MW/37 GWh – In Development
- Dinorwig – 1800 MW/9.1 GWh – In Operation
- Earba – 900 MW/33 GWh – In Development
- Foyers – 305 MW/10 GWh – In Operation
- Ffestiniog – 360 MW/1.44 GWh – In Operation
- Loch Kemp – 600 MW/9 GWh – In Development
- Loch Sloy – 152.5 MW/25 GWh – In Operation
- Red John – 450 MW/2.8 GWh – Under Construction
Note.
- Cruachan is only 440 MW and is being upgraded.
- The storage capacity at Foyers may be wrong, as I can’t find my original source.
When fully developed the total will be 10969.3 MW/223.94 GWh.
The Anonymous Widower 
Here’s one that I think was overlooked. Fearna is near Inverness
https://www.energyconsents.scot/ApplicationDetails.aspx?cr=ECU00005061
Comment by fammorris | April 2, 2024 |
I see on the Drax website that they have awarded an £80 million contract to Austria’s Andritz Hydro for the 10% expansion of the Cruachan pumped storage facility.
Comment by fammorris | April 30, 2024 |
Now that National Grid is planning 8 GW of electricity mega highway between Scotland and England, there will be a need to feed power continuously from Scotland to the South of England and Europe and pumped storage is the way to do it.
I still expect RWE to build one of the world’s largest electrolysers off or in North-East Norfolk to create hydrogen for Europe.
Whoever wins the next election, should have it made!
Comment by AnonW | April 30, 2024 |
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