Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility (50 MW)
Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate Battery Facility is a 50 MW battery storage project in Aberdeen City, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 September 2023; the record was last updated on 9 September 2024.
50 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
9 September 2024record last updated
Aberdeen Citycouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 31 January 2022 | Application submitted |
| 30 May 2022 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 September 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 9 September 2024
- Operator or applicant
- Intelligent Land Investments Group
- Planning authority
- Aberdeen City
- Planning application reference
- 220026/DPP
- Address (REPD)
- Raiths Industrial Estate, By Kirkton Drive, Pitmedden Road, Dyce, Aberdeen
- Council area (by location)
- Aberdeen City
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Dyce Energy Storage, Raiths Industrial Estate - Battery Facility
- REPD reference
- 9388
Who decides
| Applications | Aberdeen City | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 22 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (9%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 15 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 7 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 13.7 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 1 / 1 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farburn Place | battery storage | 30 | under construction | 1.5 |
| Aryburn Farm, Dyce | battery storage | 49.9 | refused | 1.9 |
| Lower Bodachra | solar farm | 72 | approved, not built | 3.0 |
| Persley Croft | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Persley BESS | battery storage | 70 | approved, not built | 4.9 |
| Middleton Of Potterton Farm | battery storage | 49.9 | approved, not built | 5.8 |
| Aberdeen Hydrogen Hub Facility | solar farm | 8 | abandoned | 7.3 |
| Broomhill BESS | battery storage | 49 | approved, not built | 8.3 |
| Kintore Battery Energy Storage Project | battery storage | 300 | approved, not built | 8.4 |
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 (57.2139, -2.2031).