About East Claydon Greener Grid Park 

Greener Grid Parks, including the one proposed at East Claydon will help achieve a renewables-ready network. As renewable energy generation increases across Great Britain, new ways to maintain system stability are required.

Should East Claydon Greener Grid Park get planning consented it will include two types of technology to support grid stability – a Battery Energy Storage System and Synchronous Compensators. 

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) capture and store energy for future use. Synchronous Compensators are large electrical machines with flywheels which can replace the spinning turbines of a traditional power station but without emitting any carbon dioxide.

We submitted an Environmental Impact Assessment screening request to Buckinghamshire Council in August 2024 to determine what studies were needed for our planning application.

We have now submitted a planning application to Buckinghamshire Council for East Claydon Greener Grid Park. We are grateful to everyone who engaged with us throughout this process and has help to shape our plans.

This website will be kept updated as our plans progress. 

Why do we need Greener Grid Parks?

Greener Grid Parks are a collection of buildings containing zero carbon technology which stabilise the grid, allowing more renewable energy to be transmitted through the network. They are not a wind or solar farm, the buildings resemble storage units or shipping containers.