Aikengall II Community Wind Farm Battery (80 MW)
Aikengall II Community Wind Farm Battery is an 80 MW battery storage project in Scottish Borders, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 June 2021; the record was last updated on 27 March 2023.
80 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
27 March 2023record last updated
Scottish Borderscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 10 January 2018 | Application submitted |
| 25 January 2019 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 December 2020 | Construction started |
| 1 June 2021 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with re)
- Capacity
- 80 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 27 March 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Community Wind Power
- Planning authority
- Scottish Borders
- Planning application reference
- 18/00865/P
- Address (REPD)
- Aikengall II Community Wind Fa, Innerwick, Dunbar, Lothian
- Council area (by location)
- Scottish Borders
- Time to decision
- 54 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7015
Recorded together with Aikengall II, Wester Dod Community Wind Farm (60.8 MW wind farm, operational).
Who decides
| Applications | Scottish Borders | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 61 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 28 (46%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 26 of 43 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 5 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 51.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 11 / 6 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikengall | wind farm | 48 | operational | 1.1 |
| Aikengall IIa Community Wind Farm | wind farm | 81.7 | operational | 2.6 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase IV | wind farm | 48 | under construction | 2.7 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase 2a | wind farm | 138 | operational | 2.9 |
| Crystal Rig Phase 1 Repowering | wind farm | 72 | application submitted | 3.1 |
| Crystal Rig Phase 1 | wind farm | 62.5 | operational | 3.1 |
| Ferneylea Farm | wind farm | 18 | application withdrawn | 3.5 |
| Crystal Rig Wind Farm Phase III | wind farm | 13.8 | operational | 3.7 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (55.9076, -2.4856).