Countryside Renewables is proposing the construction of a large-scale solar power plant in North Wales equipped with battery storage.
The renewable energy developer has applied for consent to build the PV farm on the island of Anglesey. It says that the plant would be able to power 15 500 homes as well as provide peak shaving duties.
The 50 MW scheme would be built on 89 hectares of farmland, Countryside Renewables said. The proposed project site has high levels of irradiation, is close to a grid connection and in an inconspicuous location.
The firm's agent, Bilfinger GVA, said: "This solar farm will be a landmark development, not just because of its capacity, but also its efficiency thanks to new storage technology.
"The size of the project allows it to make a meaningful contribution to energy generation in Wales and the UK, whilst complying with best practice guidelines to have minimal environmental and visual impacts on the surrounding landscape."
The project would be the first in Wales to include an option for battery storage, Bilfinger added. Battery technology would help to smooth the intermittent output of the solar farm as well as enable it to act as a peaker plant.
"This storage option combined with the economies of scale from the size of the project allow it to deliver the best balance of DECC's three objectives of secure, clean and affordable energy supplies," Bilfinger said.
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