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Project News Solar and Battery 13 Aug 2026

SSE secures planning consent for revised Mullafarry Battery Energy Storage System in North Mayo

Consent significantly increases energy storage potential to 320MWh

Up to 180 new offshore wind jobs created at Scotland's Maraen Port of Nigg
New jobs supporting delivery of 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm
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SSE submitting planning application for 102MW Crumhach Wind Farm
Proposed wind farm to replace existing Sligo sites
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SSE submits application to vary consent for Tangy Repower project
SSE has submitted a Section 36 Consent Variation Application to the Scottish Government to make changes to the existing consent for its Tangy Wind Farm Repower project.
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Offshore wind 12 Aug 2026

Up to 180 new offshore wind jobs created at Scotland's Maraen Port of Nigg

New jobs supporting delivery of 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Offshore wind 23 Jun 2026

Public invited to share views on Dogger Bank D’s Onshore Converter Station development

Dogger Bank D has launched a non-statutory consultation to provide communities and stakeholders with an update on the project’s proposed Onshore Converter Station and to invite feedback on early-stage design concepts.

Offshore wind 17 Jun 2026

Dogger Bank Wind Farm opens 2026 round of scholarships

Applications currently invited ahead of 5 July closing date

Onshore wind

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Onshore wind 05 Aug 2026

SSE submitting planning application for 102MW Crumhach Wind Farm

Proposed wind farm to replace existing Sligo sites

Onshore wind 27 Jul 2026

SSE submits application to vary consent for Tangy Repower project

SSE has submitted a Section 36 Consent Variation Application to the Scottish Government to make changes to the existing consent for its Tangy Wind Farm Repower project.

Onshore wind 15 Jul 2026

Galway Wind Park Major Projects Fund awards €300,000 to community projects

Five projects receive support to deliver transformational community benefits

Solar and Battery

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Solar and Battery 13 Aug 2026

SSE secures planning consent for revised Mullafarry Battery Energy Storage System in North Mayo

Consent significantly increases energy storage potential to 320MWh

Solar and Battery 12 Jun 2026

SSE submitting planning application for revised Mullafarry BESS

North Mayo battery storage facility could store four hours of reserve electricity capacity

Solar and Battery 02 Apr 2026

SSE appoints main contractors for Derrymeen BESS in Tyrone

Kirby Group Engineering and Sungrow confirmed for NI construction project

Hydro

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Hydro 23 Jul 2026

SSE secures planning consent for Sloy Power Station upgrades

Planning consent unlocks strategic future options for Sloy

Hydro 26 Jun 2026

SSE statement on Ofgem LDES ‘Minded-to-Decision’ list

SSE will assess outcome and engage fully with Ofgem

Hydro 19 Jun 2026

75 Years On: Honouring Sir Edward MacColl’s Vision at Pitlochry and Clunie

75 years of Pitlochry and Clunie – marking their opening and the legacy of Sir Edward ‘Electricity’ MacColl, pioneer of hydro power in northern Scotland.

Communities

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Communities 15 Jul 2026

Galway Wind Park Major Projects Fund awards €300,000 to community projects

Five projects receive support to deliver transformational community benefits

Communities 19 Jun 2026

Galway Wind Park Local Fund opens for applications

Funding available to support local community projects

Europe

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Europe 01 Jun 2026

Jubera becomes SSE’s first operational onshore wind farm in Spain

SSE’s 64MW Jubera onshore wind farm in northern Spain is now fully operational.

Europe 10 Nov 2025

SSE takes final investment decisions on 52MW of new onshore wind in southern Europe

SSE has taken final investment decisions to begin construction on a trio of new onshore wind farms in southern Italy and northern Spain.

Europe 10 Oct 2025

Final turbine installed at SSE’s 17.3MW Puglia wind farm

Just six months after construction began, SSE is marking the installation of the final turbine at its 17.3MW onshore wind farm construction project in Puglia, Southern Italy.