Power plant · Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Caulternich Croft Energy Storage Project - Battery Storage Facility
Caulternich Croft Energy Storage Project - Battery Storage Facility is a cancelled battery storage plant in Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom, with 49.9 MW of capacity, operated by Whirlwind Renewables.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Highland (coordinates), Scotland | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Address | SW Of Platchaig House Kilmorack Beauly, IV4 7AL | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Cancelled (planning permission refused) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Application date | 29 Jun 2023 (reference 23/03113/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Decision date | 17 Dec 2024 (refused, reference 23/03113/FUL, planning authority Highland) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Whirlwind Renewables (applicant) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 49.9 MW | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Battery (stand-alone storage) | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 57.4698, -4.5121 | DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
Request researchLatest events
Dated events about this power plant from official notices and registers, newest first. All recent changes.
- Permit refused (planning authority Highland, reference 23/03113/FUL)
- Permit applied for (planning authority Highland, reference 23/03113/FUL)
How it compares
Caulternich Croft Energy Storage Project - Battery Storage Facility is the 187th-largest of 1,340 power plants in Scotland and the 538th-largest of 5,834 in the United Kingdom by capacity; its 49.9 MW is <0.1% of the 200,500 MW we hold for the United Kingdom. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 187th of 1,340 | 46,467 MW | 0.11% |
| United Kingdom | 538th of 5,834 | 200,500 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 3,762nd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 55 substations and 52 grid connections (28 operating, 408 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauly GSP | Substation | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Lovat Estate BESS grid connection | Grid connection | 50 MW | Planned | 1.8 km |
| 56.8MW - Loch NAN Cuille Wind grid connection | Grid connection | 56.8 MW | Planned | 1.9 km |
| Kiltarlity Primary | Substation | — | — | 3.8 km |
| Muir of Ord Primary | Substation | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Fairburn Wind Farm grid connection | Grid connection | 40 MW | Operating | 8.0 km |
Operator and place
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Data on this page
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DUKES 5.11: Power stations in the United Kingdom, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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