Battery energy storage system (BESS) developer Pulse Clean Energy has today (2 September) announced that its latest BESS asset is now operational. The Coal Pit BESS is a 30/67MWh asset located in Atherton, west of Manchester, on the site of a former coal extraction plant. Finance for the Coal Pit BESS came from a £220 million green finance deal announced by Pulse Clean Energy at the start of last month. This project is the seventh to have been energised by Pulse Clean Energy since 2023. Trevor Wills, CEO of Pulse Clean Energy, said: "It's fantastic to see Coal Pit up and running in Greater Manchester.