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Home / Fidra reaches financial close on 500 MW / 1,100 MWh West Burton battery project
Back·July 17, 2026·Renewables Now
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Fidra reaches financial close on 500 MW / 1,100 MWh West Burton battery project

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Fidra Energy has secured financing for a 500 MW / 1,100 MWh battery project at the former West Burton coal power station site in England. The project converts legacy thermal infrastructure into a major grid-scale storage asset.

The West Burton BESS has reached financial close and will be built on a former coal power station site in Nottinghamshire. At 500 MW / 1,100 MWh, it is designed to provide large-scale flexibility for the UK grid as renewables expand. The financing milestone is important because it shows storage developers can repurpose grid-connected thermal sites into bankable clean-energy infrastructure.

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