ETENZ 20 ft 6.25 MWh BESS enclosure with four side doors, white walls and a black base frame
CSC
CSC
ISO 14001
ISO 14001
ISO 45001
ISO 45001
ISO 9001
ISO 9001

Battery Energy Storage Enclosure (20 ft, 6.25 MWh)

For BESS integrators and battery manufacturers: full-side pack loading, standard container transport, and delivery from bare enclosure to OEM/ODM fit-out.

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Key Metrics

6.25MWh
Capacity
20 ft high cube
Format
IP54 / 55
Protection
25years
Design life

Product Features

Side-loaded packs

Battery packs slide straight into cantilever racks through the long-side doors, so installation and replacement are completed from outside without an internal aisle.

Product Details

Each long-side door opens onto one independent rack bay and exposes its full cross-section. Cantilever rails are fixed in tiers to both side walls so packs can be pushed into position from outside. Lighting and detection devices run overhead, cable routes follow the roof, and the suppression pipework stays low along the floor. ETENZ engineers the tier spacing, shelf loading and pack fixing points to the pack outline, mass and anchoring loads.

Open side-door rack bay with tiered cantilever rails, overhead lighting and detection, and red suppression pipework at floor level

Open side-door rack bay with tiered cantilever rails, overhead lighting and detection, and red suppression pipework at floor level

The suppression main follows the roof steelwork, held by bolted clamps on galvanized channels before dropping vertically to the individual rack bays. Pipework, detection and alarm devices are installed in the factory, with release and interlock signals connected to the enclosure control circuit and checked during cabin-level inspection. Explosion venting and emergency extract interlocked with hydrogen and carbon-monoxide detection are configured to the project and local code.

A dedicated electrical door at the end wall groups the viewing windows, run and fault indicators and emergency-stop pushbutton. Operators can check status without opening the door and stop the unit locally from outside. The LV auxiliary distribution and control area sits behind the door; its panels follow IEC 61439-1/-2, with lighting, sockets and internal wiring completed at the factory. The CSC safety approval plate is mounted on the lower door panel.

Each door is bonded to its frame with a braided copper strap, while the green-yellow PE conductor terminates on a welded earthing stud with a clear earth label. A separate external earthing point on the base frame connects the enclosure to the site earth grid. A continuous rubber gasket runs around the frame, and the locking bars compress it to meet the selected IP54 or IP55 protection target.

Equipment and service openings in the corrugated end wall are cut at the factory to the approved layout. Bolted cover plates and sealant close them during transport and storage, then the project ventilation, pressure-relief or service components are connected during installation. Customers taking a bare enclosure can continue their fit-out from these prepared interfaces without cutting the shell on site.

Delivery Scope Options

Scope 1

Bare-Shell Supply (Interfaces Reserved)

The 20 ft high-cube enclosure is manufactured to the approved layout with side doors, prepared openings and earthing points, ready for integrators completing the internal systems themselves.

Scope Includes:

20 ft high-cube enclosure with full-side doors
Insulation, coating and door sealing
Prepared equipment and service openings
Earthing points

Technical Specifications

Container format
20 ft high cube (ISO container type)
Overall dimensions (L×W×H)
6058 × 2438 × 2896
mm · ISO 668
Container approval
CSC type approved, maximum gross mass 50,000
kg · CSC
Battery arrangement
28 battery-pack positions, nominal 6.25 depending on selected cells and pack configuration
MWh
Battery racks
Non-walk-in cantilever racks loaded through long-side doors; engineered to pack type, mass and anchoring loads
Structure and materials
2.0 galvanized roof sheet, 1.6–2.0 corrugated wall sheet, 50 rock-wool insulation, channel and square-tube frame
mm
Ingress protection
IP54 / IP55, depending on opening and sealing configuration
IEC 60529
Corrosion category
C3–C5, coating system selected for the project environment
ISO 12944
Design life
25 (structural design life)
years
Thermal management
Liquid cooling: chiller, distribution pipework, quick couplings to each rack and branch flow balancing; dehumidification selected against the lowest coolant supply temperature
Fire protection
Detection, alarm and release interlocks; piped suppression supplied by ETENZ or customer-nominated; explosion venting and emergency extract configured by project
LV auxiliary and control
Auxiliary distribution and control panels, lighting and emergency lighting, sockets, internal wiring and cable management
IEC 61439-1 / -2
In-cabin DC
DC combining, internal busbars and DC output terminals; electrical scope ends at the DC output terminals
Monitoring and security
Access control, cameras, water-leak and temperature-humidity monitoring; BMS alarm and EMS / SCADA communication interfaces
Factory inspection
Cabin-level FAT covering structure, liquid-cooling loop (pressure/leak test and chiller run), fire-protection interlocks, LV, ingress protection and earthing checks, with records supplied
Standards adaptation
IEC / GB design basis; EN configuration for Europe, with an EU declaration of conformity for the in-cabin electrical equipment; enclosure technical documents for North America, with nameplates and safety signage made to the system supplier's requirements
Warranty
Enclosure 12, extendable to 24 by project
months

Product FAQs

The enclosure is engineered for 28 battery-pack positions and a nominal 6.25 MWh configuration. Cells and packs are supplied and installed by the customer or battery supplier. ETENZ delivers the pack-ready enclosure, with battery racks, LV auxiliaries, in-cabin DC, thermal management and fire protection completed to the selected delivery tier.

Yes. The enclosure uses a 20 ft high-cube ISO outline of 6058 × 2438 × 2896 mm; the design is CSC type-approved and each unit carries a CSC safety approval plate, so the empty enclosure can be booked, lifted and secured as a standard container. Its rated 50,000 kg maximum gross mass is above the 36,000 kg ISO rating for a 20 ft container: with batteries installed, the unit is declared to the shipping line and terminal at its actual weight and shipped as an overweight container where it exceeds normal limits. If a project changes the outline or openings, the approval body confirms whether the existing approval remains applicable; dangerous-goods declarations and carrier acceptance for a battery-loaded unit are handled by the shipper.

Yes. The racks are engineered to the pack outline, mass, fixing points and cooling interfaces. At quotation stage ETENZ issues an envelope drawing showing usable width, height and depth, shelf load, cooling connection locations and pack fixing points for confirmation by the battery supplier before release.

The standard project approach is liquid cooling. ETENZ can supply the chiller, distribution pipework and quick couplings to every rack and balance flow across the branches; the cold plates inside the packs belong to the battery supplier. The chiller position is fixed on the general arrangement, dehumidification is selected against enclosure humidity load and the lowest coolant supply temperature, and cooling capacity follows the heat load provided by the battery supplier.

Either route is available: ETENZ can supply and install the piped suppression system, or integrate a customer-nominated system and extinguishing agent. Detection, alarm, release and interlock interfaces are included in both arrangements; explosion venting and emergency extract are configured to the project and local code.

The available scope includes DC combining, internal busbars, DC output terminals and sealed cable-entry plates inside the enclosure, and ends at the DC output terminals. PCS, transformer, MV switchgear and grid connection remain with the customer or system party; ETENZ supplies interface information for terminal positions, acceptable cable sizes and bending space.

Cabin-level factory inspection covers structure, the liquid-cooling loop (pressure/leak test and chiller run), fire-protection interlocks, LV systems, ingress protection and earthing checks, with records included in the handover file and customer witnessing available. The document package includes the general arrangement, single-line diagram, interface list, inspection records, bill of materials, nameplate data, supplier certificates and O&M manual. System-level testing after the packs are installed remains with the system party.

Please provide the battery-pack drawing with outline, mass, fixing points and cooling interfaces; battery-string and DC data; heat load; fire-protection requirements; site temperature, humidity, altitude, wind and corrosion conditions; destination-market standards and certification requirements; and the required delivery tier.

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