Dounreay, Thurso (34 MW battery storage)
Dounreay, Thurso is a 34 MW battery storage project in Highland, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: under construction since 1 May 2025; the record was last updated on 18 June 2025.
34 MWbattery storage
under constructionstatus in REPD
18 June 2025record last updated
Highlandcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2024 | Application submitted |
| 31 January 2025 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2025 | Construction started |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 34 MW
- Status (REPD)
- under construction
- Record last updated
- 18 June 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Ylem Energy Limited (Reay Power)
- Planning authority
- Highland
- Planning application reference
- 24/01669/FUL
- Address (REPD)
- 590m Ne/O Isauld Cottage, Reay, Thurso
- Council area (by location)
- Highland
- Time to decision
- 37 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dounreay, Thurso - Battery Energy Storage
- REPD reference
- 14233
Who decides
| Applications | Highland | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 160 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 68 (42%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 61 of 114 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 7 of 31 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 52.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 20 / 20 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dounreay Windfarm | wind farm | 17.5 | refused on appeal | 0.8 |
| Titan Battery Storage | battery storage | 500 | application submitted | 0.9 |
| Limekiln, Borlum House | battery storage | 70 | application submitted | 1.4 |
| Hillcrest Cottage, Shebster | battery storage | 19.9 | approved, not built | 4.1 |
| Baillie Wind Farm | wind farm | 52.5 | operational | 4.3 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm | wind farm | 79.8 | operational | 4.4 |
| South Shebster | wind farm | 10 | refused | 4.6 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) Battery | battery storage | 5 | operational | 4.9 |
| Limekiln Wind Farm (Extension) | wind farm | 21 | operational | 4.9 |
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 (58.568, -3.7509).