Luggies Knowe, Hill Of Gremista Wind Turbines & Battery Storage (14.9 MW)
Luggies Knowe, Hill Of Gremista Wind Turbines & Battery Storage is a 14.9 MW battery storage project in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: approved on 18 April 2025, not yet built; the record was last updated on 6 May 2025.
14.9 MWbattery storage
approved, not builtstatus in REPD
6 May 2025record last updated
Shetland Islandscouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 22 January 2024 | Application submitted |
| 18 April 2025 | Planning permission granted |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 14.9 MW
- Status (REPD)
- approved, not built
- Record last updated
- 6 May 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Shetland Aerogenerators Ltd
- Planning authority
- Shetland Islands
- Planning application reference
- 2024/006/PPF
- Address (REPD)
- Luggies Knowe Hill Of Gremista
- Council area (by location)
- Shetland Islands
- Time to decision
- 65 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Luggies Knowe, Hill Of Gremista - Wind Turbines & Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 15823
Who decides
| Applications | Shetland Islands | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 11 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 0 (0%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 1 | 12% |
| Onshore wind refused | 0 of 9 | 45% |
| Battery storage refused | 0 of 1 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 25.3 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luggies Knowe, Hill Of Gremista Wind Turbines & Battery Storage | wind turbine | 5 | approved, not built | 1.4 |
| Shetland Battery Energy Storage System | battery storage | 70 | under construction | 2.1 |
| Mossy Hill | wind farm | 46.8 | approved, not built | 3.9 |
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 (60.1883, -1.169).