UK BESS PCS Containers: 20 Units for Richborough Energy Park
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Project Overview
ETENZ manufactured 20 PCS containers for NR Electric for Richborough Energy Park in Kent, UK, a 100 MW / 100 MWh battery energy storage system connected to the transmission grid through National Grid's 400 kV Richborough substation. Eighteen 40 ft high cube units each house a 5.5 MW power conversion and step-up set, and two 20 ft high cube units house 2.75 MW each. The containers were delivered in July 2022 and reached site in October 2022. ETENZ built the enclosures and fitted the auxiliary systems before shipment: UK-standard sockets, LED lighting with 90-minute emergency lighting, smoke detectors, exit signs, heaters, and temperature and humidity controllers with an English interface. The containers left the factory in the project's livery. Richborough Energy Park was connected to the grid in December 2023 and is in commercial operation.
Service Scope
Enclosure Manufacturing and Auxiliary System Fit-Out
ETENZ manufactured the PCS containers in two high cube sizes, 40 ft and 20 ft, to NR Electric's technical requirements, including the enclosure structure, the mesh ventilation doors of the transformer compartment, and the door locks and seals. Inside, ETENZ fitted UK-standard sockets, CE-marked LED lighting, 90-minute emergency lighting, smoke detection, exit signs, heaters, and temperature and humidity controllers with an English interface, and painted the exterior in the project's livery. NR Electric supplied the power conversion equipment and transformers.
Engineering & Integration
Two Lengths, One Cross-Section
Units with a 5.5 MW power conversion and step-up set use a 40 ft high cube (12,192 mm long); the 2.75 MW units use a 20 ft high cube (6,058 mm). Both sizes share the same 2,438 mm width and 2,896 mm height and carry standard corner castings and container numbers.
Mesh Doors on the Transformer Compartment
On each 40 ft unit, four mesh doors in the middle of the long side face the transformer compartment. They ventilate it and open fully for maintenance access.
Auxiliary Systems Fitted for a UK Site
UK-standard sockets, CE-marked LED lighting, 90-minute emergency lighting, smoke detectors, exit signs, heaters and English-interface temperature and humidity controllers were installed at the factory, ready for the site team on arrival.
Project Livery Applied at the Factory
The green lightning panel and the project and equipment brand marks were painted at the ETENZ factory, so every container arrived on site in the project's livery.
Delivery Outcome
The 20 PCS containers were delivered to NR Electric in July 2022 and reached the UK site in October 2022. Richborough Energy Park was connected to the grid in December 2023 and is now in commercial operation.
Project Value
The project puts ETENZ enclosures into transmission-connected battery storage in the UK: two sizes, 20 units in one batch, auxiliary systems fitted for the UK site and the project's livery applied at the factory. PCS and transformer manufacturers and BESS integrators can hand ETENZ the enclosure manufacturing and auxiliary fit-out and have it built around their own equipment and brand.
Project Facts
| Location | Kent, UK |
|---|---|
| Station rating | 100 MW / 100 MWh |
| Grid connection | National Grid 400 kV Richborough substation |
| 40 ft high cube | 12,192 × 2,438 × 2,896 mm, 18 units |
| 20 ft high cube | 6,058 × 2,438 × 2,896 mm, 2 units |
| Delivery | July 2022 |
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