Energy Centre Royal Mint (20 MW battery storage)
Energy Centre Royal Mint is a 20 MW battery storage project in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 August 2023; the record was last updated on 1 August 2023.
20 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
1 August 2023record last updated
Rhondda Cynon Tafcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 23 September 2019 | Application submitted |
| 22 January 2020 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 May 2022 | Construction started |
| 1 August 2023 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (co-located with fossil fuel plant)
- Capacity
- 20 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 1 August 2023
- Operator or applicant
- Infinite Energy Renewables
- Planning authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Planning application reference
- 19/1007/10
- Address (REPD)
- Royal Mint, Llantrisant, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan
- Council area (by location)
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Time to decision
- 17 weeks
- REPD reference
- 7684
Who decides
| Applications | Rhondda Cynon Taf | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 34 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 5 (15%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 13 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 3 of 15 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 6 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 28.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 2 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbot Green, Llantrisant Solar Farm | solar farm | 9.9 | approved, not built | 0.2 |
| Dyffryn Farm, Ynysmaerdy | solar farm | 9.9 | application submitted | 0.7 |
| Coed Ely Solar Farm | solar farm | 6 | under construction | 2.3 |
| Mynydd Portref Wind Farm extension | wind farm | 12 | operational | 4.1 |
| Mynydd Portref | wind farm | 9.4 | operational | 4.8 |
| Berthlwyd Farm | solar farm | 5 | operational | 5.1 |
| Taff Ely Wind Farm | wind farm | 9 | operational | 5.4 |
| Headwind Taff Ely Wind Farm (Repowering) | wind farm | 17.5 | permission expired | 5.6 |
| Llanwonno Wind Farm | solar farm | 30.7 | application submitted | 6.3 |
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 (51.555, -3.3908).