Pitkevey BESS Fife, Scotland

Project Location:

Fife, Scotland

Client Name:

Pitkevey Battery Storage Ltd (TagEnergy)

Project Description:

The project involved the full balance of Plant works associated with a 50MW battery energy storage system in Fife, Scotland. This includes construction of new access roads, platform, drainage, DNO and customer switchroom buildings, 33kV cabling and installation of MV transformers and BESS units. The project also includes a 2km DNO cable installation (Contestable Works) through farmland, roads, and over a sensitive historic bridge.

Key Stats:

• Principal Contractor

• Power engineering & design

• Civil design

• Temporary works

• Commissioning and handover

46 Weeks

Duration

Challenge

• Design approval process with key parties: BESS manufacturer, Route to market provider, O&M contractor and DNO

• Stakeholders and Service providers consulted for crossing large diameter water mains, two high-pressure gas pipelines and alteration of fibre networks

• 33kV grid route required close liaison and co-operation with landowners

• Challenging ground conditions on site

Solution

• Early investigation of drainage design undertaken, with design altered to consider catchment from local topography and the uncharted field and carrier drains

• Following initial pre-contract design issues, an alternative design solution was developed to accommodate the 33kV grid route over a historic bridge

• A detailed SCADA system was designed and implemented through extensive consultation between the electrical subcontractor and OEMs

Outcome

• Over 4,000m³ earthworks, 2 basement structures, a DNO substation building (40m³ ) and 28 separate foundations (150m³)

• 2km of 33kV Contestable grid route and 7km of HV/LV cabling

• Imported 6F Capping 10,000t and Imported Type 1 3,000t

• Two powered storage containers, 27 Tesla megapack 2 XL battery systems and 14 MV Transformers