The new battery storage facilities worth £900 million in Scotland will improve resilience during downtime, according to Michael Matheson, cabinet secretary for Net Zero, Energy, and Transport.
Matheson applauded Amp Energy's plans to construct Europe's largest green energy storage complex across three Scottish locations, the first of which will be in Ayrshire.
"Amp Energy's battery storage facility in Hunterston highlights our progress toward achieving a net-zero nation by 2045," Matheson added.
Addressing the challenge of maintaining system resilience during periods of low renewable output is critical. Amp's investment in its Scottish Green Battery Complex will contribute to this by enabling grid-scale storage of renewable electricity for use when needed, Matheson said.