Penwortham BESS - Howick Cross
Project Location:
Preston, Lancashire
Client Name:
Gresham House
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.
Our first task was to revise the design to a point the DNO (ENWL) would accept and sign off all items remaining. Our site team and design team worked closely together to finalise previous issues giving our client confidence in us and the future of the site.
Our client had capacity market deadlines and fines if energisation did not complete on schedule. Our construction team worked closely with the design team to optimise delivery on a very short programme.
Key Stats:
132kv ICP connection
15 x PCS
Loop in loop out onto existing critical DNO circuit
1 Year
Duration
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.
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.
