Gilkes Energy
The UK’s leading independent hydro and pumped storage hydro developer
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Featured News
Earba PSH Project Awarded Provisional LDES Cap and Floor Contract
Located in the Scottish Highlands, the Earba Storage Project is expected to become the UK’s largest pumped storage hydro scheme.
WATCH A SHORT VIDEO EXPLAINING PUMPED STORAGE HYDRO AND INTRODUCING THE EARBA PSH PROJECT
Other News

Earba PSH Joins Ofgem’s ‘Super Battery’ Scheme
The Earba Storage Project is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme with an installed capacity of 1,800 MW and a storage capacity of 40,000 MWh, making it the largest project of its kind in the UK. Published today, Ofgem has announced a short-list of projects which are eligible to progress to the next stage of the process.

Earba Project Secures Planning Consent
Largest-Ever Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) Project in the UK Secures Planning Consent The Earba Storage Project is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme with an installed capacity of 1,800 MW and a storage capacity of 40,000 MWh, making it the largest project of its kind in the UK. Commenting…

