Swansea Greener Grid Park
We are proposing an Energy Management Facility near the Swansea North National Grid Substation, and have created this webpage to provide an opportunity for you to comment or ask questions.
About the project:
Arcus Consultancy Service Ltd has been commissioned by Statkraft UK Ltd to undertake a pre-application consultation in accordance with Part 1A of the Town & Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (Wales) Order 2012 and the Planning Applications (Temporary Modifications and Disapplication) (Wales) (Coronavirus) Order 2020.
The consultation relates to a full planning application for the construction of an energy management facility with associated access and landscaping.
The draft application documents including drawings and technical reports can be viewed on this website. Printed copies are available upon request by email or phoning 0800 772 0668.
We want to make sure you have the information you need. For questions related to the proposed development:
Email: ukprojects@statkraft.com
Phone: 0800 772 0668
Write: Freepost Statkraft (no further address details or stamp required)
The Applicant
The Applicant is Statkraft UK Ltd. Statkraft is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy; producing hydropower, wind power, solar power, battery storage, gas-fired power, and supplying district heating. Read more about us here.
The Purpose of the Development
The Development is intended to support National Grid with their ambition to manage a carbon-free grid by 2025 and the general decarbonisation of the electricity supply. This also ties into the UK’s commitments to achieve a NetZero status by 2050.
Integrating renewable energy into the grid is a growing challenge, as the volume of renewable energy increases and fossil fuel power stations close. It is increasingly likely there will be peaks and troughs in energy supply and demand in Wales.
National Grid ESO explains the challenge here:
Renewable technologies are intermittent as the amount of energy generated is dependent on weather conditions. It is therefore necessary to balance demand and supply in order to prevent shortages and blackouts. This Development represents a piece in the puzzle to solve how our energy network can accommodate a carbon-free future.
As an innovative technology, the Development will provide a flexible and rapid release of electricity to allow the National Grid to regulate electricity supply and demand without greenhouse gas emissions. Conversely, the Development will also have the capacity to absorb electricity quickly which will allow for the oversupply of the grid to be managed.
The developoment
The Application Site is located to the west of Rhydypandy Road, Morriston, east of the existing Swansea North National Grid Substation and southwest of the planned Abergelli Power Station, as shown on the Location Plan. The site has been selected due to its proximity to Swansea North National Grid Substation, preventing the need for lengthy transmission cables.
The Development will include the following elements, as shown on the Site Layout Plan:
- Energy management system building containing grid balancing equipment and E-houses. See the Indicative Energy Management Building here
- 12 containerised battery storage units: See illustration of the indicative Battery Container here
- 6 inverters: See illustration of the Indicative Inverter Cabinets here
- 2 transformers: See illustration of the Indicative Transformer & HV Compound here
- 4 coolers: See the illustration of the Indicative Cooler here
- 1 control room: See the illustration of the Indicative Main Control Room Elevations here
- 1 switchgear container: See the illustration of the Indicative Switchgear Container here
- 1 diesel generator (for back-up use only): See the illyustration of the Indicative Diesel Generator here
- Security fencing and fire wall: See the illustration of the Indicative Weldmesh Fencing here
- 4 security columns with CCTV cameras and lights: See the illustration of the Security Column here
- Landscape enhancements (e.g. woodland planting): See the illustration of the Landscape Mitigation Plan here
- Access track extension of the existing access road to the National Grid Substation (intended to be shared with the Drax Abergelli Power Station)
Also, see the illustration for the North Facing Elevation here and the Indicative Drainage Plan here.
Proposal documents, reports and drawings
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Green Infrastructure Statement and Biodiversity Metric Assessment
See the Green Infrastructure Statement and Biodiversity Metric Assessment
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Preliminary Ecological Appraisal including Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey
See the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal including Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey
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Swansea Energy Management Facility
We are proposing an Energy Management Facility near the Swansea North National Grid Substation, and have created this webpage to provide an opportunity for you to comment or ask questions.