SSE Renewables has welcomed the recognition from both the UK’s government and energy regulator of the role pumped storage hydropower can play in providing the flexibility needed for the country’s energy network to meet net zero. The new Smart Systems and Flexibility Plan, jointly published today by the UK Government and Ofgem, sets out how cutting-edge smart technologies will ensure the lights stay on and energy bills are cut, as UK demand for electricity intensifies while fossil fuels are phased out.

An inaugural meeting of the Coire Glas Community Liaison Group (CLG) was held on 14 July via video conference.

The CLG is an opportunity for representatives of the community to contribute to the progress of Coire Glas, a proposed pumped storage hydro facility near Loch Lochy, which would be the first scheme of its type to be built in the UK for more than 30 years.

A second meeting of the Kilfinnan Road residents’ forum will be held on Wednesday 30 June. The forum will discuss survey and assessment which has been taking place along the road since the first forum in March.

Jim Smith, Managing Director of SSE Renewables, has joined leaders of other energy companies and environmental groups to co-sign an article published in today's Business Green that urges the UK Government to create the regulatory framework needed to support the delivery of long-duration energy storage technologies to help meet net-zero targets.

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The UK’s largest newly planned hydro pumped storage scheme, has been granted consent by the Scottish Government