Project Fortress

Project Fortress
Map
Country
  • United Kingdom
Location
  • Graveney Marshes
Coordinates51°20′04″N 0°56′34″E / 51.3344°N 0.9429°E / 51.3344; 0.9429
StatusUnder construction
Construction began
  • April 2023
Construction cost
  • £450 million (2023)
  • Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Solar farm
Type
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 373 MW
External links
Websitewww.clevehillsolar.com
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Project Fortress (formerly Cleve Hill Solar Farm) is a photovoltaic power station under construction on the Graveney marshes between Faversham and Whitstable, Kent in the UK.[1]

Once operational, it will be the largest solar farm in the UK, generating 373 MW of electricity from 900 acres (360 ha) of vertical solar panels and will also include 700 MWh of battery storage.[2][3] Because of its size, it is a nationally significant infrastructure project so outside the standard local planning procedure.

Electricity will be exported from the project via the 400 kV National Grid substation at Cleve Hill, constructed to serve the London Array offshore wind farm that lies to the north. Here, a battery array will be placed, that will charge from the sunlight during the day and release the energy at night when it is needed. [4]

  1. ^ Wright, Joe (28 May 2020). "UK's biggest solar park approved for Kent". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Cleve Hill Solar Park". www.erm.com. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
  3. ^ Heynes, George (2023-04-25). "UK's 'largest' solar and battery storage project begins construction". Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  4. ^ "Welcome to our website - Welcome". Welcome to our website. Retrieved 12 June 2020.