Low Carbon unveils plan for 500-MW solar-storage hub in Kent

UK renewable energy company Low Carbon is working on the development of a project calling for the construction of a 500-MW renewable energy park in Kent, South East England.

The company said on Wednesday it has launched the first phase of community outreach as it is in the early stages of developing proposals. A series of in-person and online events with local residents and businesses are due to be held over the coming weeks. Interested parties are invited to provide online feedback on the project’s website.

The scheme, classified as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, will need to be greenlit by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The proposed complex in Romney Marsh will consist of a solar photovoltaic (PV) park and a battery energy storage system, covering a 600-ha site within the Folkestone and Hythe District. The solar farm will be designed to have an output that will be enough to cover the consumption of about 140,000 homes annually, or roughly 20% of the households in Kent. The project also comes with plans for the construction of infrastructure facilities needed to export electricity to the national grid.

In the summer, Low Carbon secured development consent for a project set to create a 500-MW solar complex with an energy storage facility in England’s Lincolnshire county.

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