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Glenmuckloch Energy Park is a proposed pumped hydro storage scheme located in the Southern Uplands of Scotland with a 210MW capacity capable of delivering around 1.6GWh over 8 hours.
Glenmuckloch Energy Park is located either side of the Southern Upland and Sanquhar Faults presenting varied and challenging ground conditions.
The lower reservoir of the development is located in an abandoned open-cast coal mine which ceased major coal production in 2013 leaving a partially restored void.
There has been a complex history of both underground and surface mining on the site which present several ground engineering challenges. The development takes advantage of the form of the existing void to form the lower reservoir with the upper reservoir located on higher ground to the north.
To date, there have been two phases of ground investigation to inform the reference design. This presentation will discuss Arup’s development of the reference design.
Arup
Engineering Geologist
Lewis Khan BSc FGS is an Engineering Geologist at Arup working in the Glasgow Ground Engineering Team. On the Glenmuckloch project, Lewis has been responsible for the 3D geological modelling and assessing the risk from underground mining to the development.
Arup
associate
Alasdair Mott is an Associate at Arup working in the Energy Water and Resources team. Alasdair is a chartered Civil Engineer with fourteen years of experience and is leading the team developing the reference design for the Glenmuckloch Project.
Arup
geotechnical engineer
Sarah McKee MEng is a Geotechnical Engineer at Arup working in the Edinburgh Ground Engineering Team. Sarah completed the geotechnical and geo-environmental desk study and designed the second phase of ground investigation for the project to inform reference design. Subsequently, Sarah contributed to the reference design through slope stability analyses and derivation of site won materials for reuse.
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