Fearna Storage project

View of Loch Quoich with Loch Fearna, at a much higher elevation in the foreground. The high rock barrier containing Fearna will be dammed to form the upper reservoir

The Fearna Storage project is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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.[1]

The project is an extension to the Glen Garry hydroelectric scheme, which includes the reservoir Loch Quoich. Water from Quoich will be pumped up to Loch Fearna over an average hydraulic head of 376m, with relatively short tunnels needed to connect the two.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "The Project". Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ Andy Colthorpe (24 July 2024). "SSE Renewables plans 18GW/37GWh pumped hydro energy storage project in Scotland, UK". Energy Storage News. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ "SSE and Gilkes Energy announce joint plans to progress Loch Fearna pumped storage hydro project". News and Views. SSE Renewables. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ Iain Ramage (3 April 2024). "Plans for major hydro-electric project for two Highland lochs revealed". STV News. Retrieved 28 August 2024.