Clune Wind Farm (100 MW)
Clune Wind Farm is a 100 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: application submitted on 3 March 2025, no decision recorded; the record was last updated on 7 May 2025. As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36.
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 3 March 2025 | Application submitted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 100 MW
- Status (REPD)
- application submitted
- Record last updated
- 7 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Renewable Energy Systems
- Planning authority
- Scottish Government (S36)
- Planning application reference
- ECU00005038
- Address (REPD)
- 27km SE of Inverness 13km NW of Aviemore
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Name in REPD
- Clune Wind Farm - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 15964
Who decides
As a project over 50 MW in Scotland, it is decided by Scottish Ministers under Section 36. Scottish Government (S36) refused 18% of 334 decided solar, wind and battery applications in REPD (median 127 weeks to a decision). Across all UK planning authorities 19% of 10,236 decided applications were refused.
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind Farm at 27km SE of Inverness 13km NW of Aviemore | wind farm | 187 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | battery storage | 50 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Lynemore Wind Farm | wind farm | 101 | application submitted | <0.1 |
| Tomatin | wind farm | 25.5 | refused | 1.1 |
| Glen Kyllachy Wind Farm | wind farm | 48.5 | operational | 5.5 |
| Moy Wind Farm (2nd Application) | wind farm | 66 | operational | 5.9 |
| Moy Wind Farm | wind farm | 40 | abandoned | 5.9 |
| Farr Wind Farm | wind farm | 92 | operational | 6.1 |
| Balnespick Wind Farm | wind farm | 55.8 | application submitted | 7.1 |
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 (57.3423, -4.0028).