Scurf Dyke

Scurf Dyke Solar Limited is building a 80MWDC/50MWAC solar farm that is co-located with a 8MW/16MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on land east of Hutton Cranswick, Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The solar farm will produce enough electricity to power approximately 21,000 households per year*. Incorporating BESS facilities with Solar PV is a significant upgrade to regular solar farms. The BESS can absorb excess electricity from the solar farm and then release it when the national grid requires power. BESS facilities are essential to achieve the UK's goal of net-zero carbon by 2050 and ensure homes and businesses can be powered by renewable energy, even when the sun isn’t shining, and the wind isn’t blowing.

Biodiversity measures

Ecological surveys have been undertaken on the site to identify wildlife habitats to be considered in the development, construction and operational stages.

Several measures will be implemented to preserve and maintain the surrounding trees, hedgerows and aquatic habitats that provide refuge to species including barn owls, bats, badgers and hedgehogs. These include installation of bird and bat boxes across the site in addition to the several hedgehog houses placed on the grassland boundaries.

An ecologist approved Landscaping Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) will be followed for full details and frequency of ecological maintenance during the operational phase of the project.