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Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro
Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. If built, the project will be the largest pumped-hydro scheme in Scotland, storing 45GWh of energy, equating to 30 hours of generation at the maximum capacity of 1.5GW. Like the nearby Cruachan Power Station, the project would use the 40km long Loch Awe as the lower reservoir. In the hills to the East a small mountain lake, ''Lochan Airigh'', lies in a wide valley at approximately 360m above Ordnance Datum (AOD), 9km northwest of Inveraray and 3km east of the village of Balliemeanoch. The upper reservoir would be created by damming the valley. The proposed dam would be 1500m long and 110m high at its tallest point. When full the reservoir would be approximately a mile across. The water level, at an elevation of 425m AOD, would be 65m above the current level of Lochan Airigh. The working volume, of up to 58 million m3, corresponds to a 1.5 metre change in the wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lochan Airish And Loch Awe Topography
''Loch'' ( ) is a word meaning "lake" or " sea inlet" in Scottish and Irish Gaelic, subsequently borrowed into English. In Irish contexts, it often appears in the anglicized form "lough". A small loch is sometimes called a lochan. Lochs which connect to the sea may be called "sea lochs" or "sea loughs". Background This name for a body of water is Insular CelticThe current form has currency in the following languages: Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Manx, and has been borrowed into Lowland Scots, Scottish English, Irish English and Standard English. in origin and is applied to most lakes in Scotland and to many sea inlets in the west and north of Scotland. Many of the loughs in Northern England have also previously been called "meres" (a Northern English dialect word for "lake", and an archaic Standard English word meaning "a lake that is broad in relation to its depth"), similar to the Dutch , such as the ''Black Lough'' in Northumberland. Some lochs in Southern Scotland h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruachan Power Station
The Cruachan Power Station (also known as the Cruachan Dam) is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK. The scheme can provide 440MW of power and produced 705GWh in 2009. The turbine hall is located inside Ben Cruachan, and the scheme moves water between Cruachan Reservoir and Loch Awe, a height difference of . It is one of only four pumped storage power stations in the United Kingdom, and is capable of providing a black start capability to the National Grid. Construction began in 1959 to coincide with the Hunterston A nuclear power station in Ayrshire. Cruachan uses cheap electricity generated at night to pump water to the higher reservoir, which can then be released during the day to provide power as necessary. The power station is open to visitors, and around 50,000tourists visit it each year. Location The power station is on the A85 road, about west of Dalmally, on a branch of Loch Awe leading to the River Awe, which is the outfl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loch Awe
Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: ''Loch Obha''; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail. The loch It is the third-largest freshwater loch in Scotland with a surface area of . It is the longest freshwater loch in Scotland, measuring from end to end with an average width of . The loch runs approximately south-west to north-east, roughly parallel to the two sea lochs of Loch Etive and Loch Fyne. Via the River Awe and Loch Etive it drains westward from its northern end and thus into the Atlantic Ocean. At the narrowest section of the loch are North Port (Taychreggan Hotel) and South Port (Portsonachan Hotel). Once used by cattle drovers, a ferry ran between these shores to facilitate crossing to markets beyond. The Transatlantic Cable, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inveraray
Inveraray ( or ; meaning "mouth of the Aray") is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, Inveraray is a former royal burgh and known affectionately as "The Capital of Argyll." It is the traditional county town of Argyll, and the ancestral seat to the Duke of Argyll. History The Old Town The original town of Inveraray was situated on the estuary of the River Aray, at the intersection of the trading route through Glen Aray and the estuary where ships were able to anchor. The town grew up in the shadow of the first Inveraray Castle, home of the Earl of Argyll from the early 15th century. To encourage trade there were various proposals for burgh status, with the 1st Earl of Argyll being successful in 1474 when King James III established it as a burgh of barony. This allowed a weekly market on Saturdays and two annual fairs: the feast of St Brandan on 16 May and the feast of Michael the Archangel on 29 September. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Grid (Great Britain)
The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission Grid (electricity), network supporting the Electricity in Great Britain, UK's electricity market, connecting power stations and major Electrical substation, substations, and ensuring that electricity generated anywhere on the grid can be used to satisfy demand elsewhere. The network serves the majority of Great Britain and some of the surrounding islands. It does not cover Northern Ireland, which is part of the Electricity sector in Ireland, Irish single electricity market. The National Grid is a wide area synchronous grid operating at 50 hertz and consisting of 400 kV and 275 kV lines, as well as 132 kV lines in Scotland. It has several undersea power cable, undersea interconnectors: an AC connector to the Isle of Man, and High-voltage direct current, HVDC connections to Northern Ireland, the Shetland Islands, the Republic of Ireland, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Denmark. Ownership Since the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coire Glas Power Station
Coire Glas power station is a proposed 1.3GW pumped storage hydroelectricity, pumped storage hydroelectric power station in the Scottish Highlands. If built, it will double the UK's ability to store energy for long periods. Geography Loch Lochy lies along the Great Glen of Scotland, at an altitude of 29m above ordnance datum (AOD). Above its north-western shore, the Munro mountain Sròn a' Choire Ghairbh reaches a height of 937m. The north-east slope of the summit forms the headwall of the Coire Glas, a horseshoe-shaped glacial Cirque, corrie. The corrie Tarn (lake), tarn, ''Loch a’ Choire Ghlais'', lies at an altitude over 500m AOD. Proposal Damming the mouth of the Coire Glas valley will create the upper reservoir. The crest of the dam will be around 700m long and 92m above ground level at its tallest point. When full, the reservoir will be approximately 1km long and 500m across, with a maximum surface area of 0.63km2. The water level will vary between 494m and 558m AOD. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fearna Storage Project
The Fearna Storage project is a proposed pumped storage hydroelectricity (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. The project is a collaboration between SSE and Gilkes Energy. If built, the project will be one of the largest pumped-hydro schemes in Scotland, storing 37GWh of energy, equating to 20 hours of generation at the maximum capacity of 1.8GW. Geography The project is an extension to the Glen Garry hydroelectric scheme, which includes the reservoir Loch Quoich, situated west of Loch Garry approximately 40 km northwest of Fort William. Loch Fearna is a small lake roughly 1 km from Loch Quoich. Water from Loch Quoich will be pumped up to Loch Fearna over an average hydraulic head of 376m, with relatively short tunnels needed to connect the two. The water to be displaced would use 11% of the storage capacity of Loch Quoich. Current status A planning application under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 was submitted in March 2025. If approved, it is expected that con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earba Storage Project
The Earba Storage Project is a proposed pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. If built, the project will be the largest pumped-hydro scheme in Scotland and the UK, storing 40GWh of energy with a maximum generating capacity of 1.8GW. This is around 22 hours at full power. The scheme is being developed by Gilkes Energy, a subsidiary of the Kendal-based turbine manufacturer Gilbert Gilkes & Gordon. It would be located on the Arverikie Estate, between Loch Laggan and Loch Ericht, about east of Fort William, Scotland, Fort William and south-west of Newtonmore. The estate and Ardverikie House were used in the 2000s TV series Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen. Current Status The planning application for the scheme was submitted in March 2024. In March 2025, the project was granted Electricity Act 1989, Section 36 planning consent by the Scottish Government. Construction is expected to take around six or seven years. Proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Earrach Energy
Glen Earrach Energy is a proposed pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. If built, the project will be one of the largest pumped-hydro scheme in Scotland, storing 30GWh of energy with a maximum generating capacity of 2.0GW. Current Status Public consultations took place in October and November 2024. The developers plan to soon publish a detailed environmental impact assessment. They aim to start construction in 2026, and hope to deliver first power to the national grid in 2030. Proposals The scheme will use Loch Ness as the lower reservoir, and ''Loch nam Breac Dearga'' as the upper. Economics The scheme will cost in the order of £3 billion. The economics are favourable because the large height difference between the upper reservoir, at nearly 500m above sea level, and Loch Ness, which is just 16m above sea level, and only 3km distant. Criticism The Ness District Salmon Fishery Board has reservations about the impact on water levels in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
