Pulse Clean Energy today announces that its 30MW / 60MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, is now operational.
Town Lane marks Pulse Clean Energy’s eighth operational site since 2023, reflecting the company’s strong growth as well as the key role that battery storage plays in Britain’s clean energy transition.
Once a scrapyard, the brownfield site has been transformed into a state-of-the-art energy storage project, providing vital services to balance the national power network as wind and solar generation expand across the North West. By storing excess energy during periods of high generation and releasing it when demand peaks, the Town Lane project is helping to create a clean and reliable energy system.
The 2-hour duration facility can power over 65,000 homes for an hour, whilst also preventing approximately 2,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year – equivalent to taking 700 diesel cars off the road.
Beyond energy infrastructure, the project delivered significant environmental cleanup. More than 500 tonnes of hazardous waste were safely removed during site preparation, remediating decades of industrial contamination. Bat boxes and bird boxes have been installed across the site to support and nurture local wildlife.
Town Lane is one of six projects financed through Pulse Clean Energy’s landmark £220 million green debt deal from a consortium of six international banks.
Vasilis Ntanovasilis, Director of Asset Delivery at Pulse Clean Energy, said, “This project shows that investment in energy systems can revitalise neglected industrial land whilst creating the flexible capacity essential for integrating more renewables onto the grid – all while delivering lower costs and environmental benefits for local communities.
“With eight sites now operational since 2023, we’re proving that battery storage deployment can happen at the pace and scale required to meet our energy system needs.”
Trevor Wills, CEO of Pulse Clean Energy, said, “Town Lane represents exactly the kind of infrastructure Britain needs as we work to create a power system that delivers lower total costs while ensuring that our electricity grid is stable and secure.
Pulse Clean Energy is targeting more than 2GWh of installed capacity in the UK by 2030.
