Penwortham BESS - Howick Cross

Project Location:

Preston, Lancashire

Client Name:

Gresham House

Challenge

Inadequate design from previous contractor.
Long lead time materials were not ordered by previous contractor.
Liaising with DNO to ensure compliance.
Finding defective equipment on commission and removing and rectifying DTCB.
Implementation with “loop in loop out” on DNO (ENWL) live incoming circuit.
Our commission team highlighted numerous issues with defective equipment from previous contractor.

Solution

Redesign of controls package.
Building confidence with the DNO to facilitate the relationship that assisted in energisation.
Worked with service partners GE and internal resource OCU Hornbill to rectify defected dead tank circuit breaker.
Providing additional testing at DNO request in order to build confidence that site was ready to energise.
Our construction team rewired and engineered up to 90% of site.
We worked closely with DNO and the main contractor to rectify issues to ensure engineering deadlines were met.

Project Description:

OCU were brought in to take over rectification of the design, finalising construction and completing the energisation of site following the former supplier's liquidation.

Key Stats:

132kv ICP connection
15 x PCS
Loop in loop out onto existing critical DNO circuit

1 Year

Duration

Outcome

Project energised on time for client.
Minimised the delay damages due to failure of former contractor.
Worked effectively with DNO to close out remaining issues.
Awarded additional take over works at Melksham due to IPE performance.