Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro Project    

LIVE MEETINGS
13th September 7pm - 8:30pm

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We are looking to engage with the local community in advance of submitting a Scoping Report to the Energy Consents Unit (Scottish Government). This will enable people to find out more about the proposal and raise any questions or queries they may have. We will be hosting an online live presentation where viewers will be able to ask questions through the website and provide comments by filling out an online comment form.

Comments made to ILI Group are not formal representations. If we submit a planning application, there will be an opportunity to make formal representations on the application. A further, formal public event would also be held in advance of a planning application.

There will be a project website launching soon at www.balliemeanochpsh.co.uk

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Greig Templeton ILI Group
Hello, and welcome to the Balliemeanoch pre-scoping public meeting. We should appear on your screen in a few minutes. You may have to click the 'crazylay' icon.
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You can ask questions where it says "Enter message here" and clicking "send".
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project capital cost?
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commercial financing without a PSH revenue model?
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cruachan does not get revenue from storage
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better cheaper tech than PSH?
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cruachan lives off ancillary, inertia etc not stroage
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construction needs commercial finance, consent not enough
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it will cost 2 Billion. Not cheap.
visitor933
How will the site be accessed
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ScotGov does not decide PSH Revenue policy
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I'm from AKCC. Thanks for responses.
Greig Templeton ILI Group
Thank you. Your comments and questions were greatly appreciated.
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What is the project

  • Proposed up to 1.5GW Pumped Storage Hydro Facility
  • Involves the creation of an upper headpond above Loch Awe on land at Balliemeanoch. Water would then be pumped from Loch Awe into the new headpond and released back again via underground tunnels and an underground power cavern
  • Stores excess energy from the grid.
  • Puts electricity back into the grid when required.
  • This helps to balance supply and demand on the grid.

Who are ILI Group?

  • Energy Storage Development Company
  • Based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire
  • Started in 2017
  • Bringing 3GW of Energy Storage to Scotland
  • Developing 3 Pumped Storage Hydro Projects 450MW +
  • 1GW of Battery Storage

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?

  • This location has the very specific geographical characteristics for a project of this nature i.e a large existing waterbody (Loch Awe), with higher ground close by to create an upper headpond with the necessary potential height difference.

Location Plan

  • The new upper headpond would be on land at Balliemeanoch
  • There will be an inlet / outlet structure on the shore of Loch Awe
  • 2 access routes to the site are proposed, a northern and southern access.
  • It is also proposed to establish a jetty on Loch Fyne to allow large equipment and machinery to be barged in

Site Layout

  • 50 Energy Storage Units
  • New Planting (native broadleaves (trees and shrubs)
  • 3m Wooden Fencing
  • Track
  • Substation Enclosure
  • Stock fence

Energy Storage Units

  • Batteries, inverters, transformers and control equipment will be housed in steel containers of 13 metres by 2.5 metres by 2.6 metres high.
  • Solid state lithium batteries. would be used, as successfully employed on many other sites in the UK and worldwide.

Substation

  • A small site substation is proposed to house Scottish Hydro switchgear, site switchgear, electricity metering and control equipment and health & safety equipment.
  • This would be a prefabricated GRP building up to 10 metres by 6 metres by 3.2 metres high. The colour would be agreed with Inverclyde Council.

Fencing

  • A 3m high wooden fence of 12kg/m2 would be built around the battery site.
  • A 1.2m post and wire stock fence would be built outside of that

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Balliemeanoch Community Presentation.pdf

PAN Questionnaire

Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro Project