SITE INVESTIGATION

Harnessing renewable energy in the Scottish Highlands

Helicopters, a mountain control centre, and 650m deep drilling at 900m height. The ground investigation for the UK's largest hydro-electricity storage scheme in 40 years posed some extreme challenges for Fugro.

 Fugro team mobilised on site at SSE Renewables’ pumped hydro energy storage scheme at Coire Glas

Fugro team mobilised on site at SSE Renewables’ pumped hydro energy storage scheme at Coire Glas

SSE Renewables' pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) scheme at Coire Glas in the Scottish Highlands could more than double Great Britain's capacity for storing electricity. This landmark in renewables infrastructure...

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