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Renewables & Energy · Battery storage

Bicker Fen 1.2 GW BESS

Bicker Fen 1 and 2 form a planned battery-storage development beside the Bicker Fen 400 kV substation.[1]

Current position

Boston Borough Council granted full planning permission for the Bicker Drove battery development on 29 June 2026, under application B/25/0224. Bicker Drove is Fidra Energy’s subsidiary for the Bicker Fen project.

Benefits

  • An expected combined 1.2 GW / 2.4 GWh of storage, according to Fidra Energy.
Sources
  1. fidraenergy.com ↗
  2. nsip-documents.planninginspectorate.gov.uk ↗
  3. bbc.com ↗