Development of ground mounted solar farm (49.9MW) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (13MW), comprising of battery containers, inverters and transformers, and substation allowing a connection into the existing Coalburns substation which is located to the west of the site (to be known as Greenhead Energy Park).
Land West Of Coalburns Substation And North West Of Chopwell
UnknownReference: EIA/23/002Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
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Development of ground mounted solar farm (49.9MW) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) (13MW), comprising of battery containers, inverters and transformers, and substation allowing a connection into the existing Coalburns substation which is located to the west of the site (to be known as Greenhead Energy Park).
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Reference
EIA/23/002
Ward
Crawcrook And Greenside
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