Curo saves 79T of CO2 using battery hybrid systems
Client: Curo
Location: United Kingdom
Sectors: Construction
The challenge
Meeting targets and legislation with a greener solution
Curo Construction Ltd has grown to become one of the UK’s leading construction companies in the past ten years, undertaking numerous high profile fit-out, refurbishment, and new build projects. Most recently, the company enlisted Aggreko to provide quiet, fuel-efficient battery solutions to power a vital part of the construction process for a project at Power Road Studios in Chiswick, London.
Project details
The solution
Reducing generator run-time with a battery hybrid approach
The build spanned the construction of a new office studio and amenity pavilion, which achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating, in line with Akoya ESG targets for whole-life carbon, embodied carbon, and operational energy intensity. With these green ambitions in mind, the ideal system would allow Curo Construction Ltd to achieve these goals without compromising on uptime and efficiency. Aggreko were on hand to provide expertise and a bespoke battery hybrid package for the site’s tower crane.
The battery hybrid solution meant that the generator only needed to run for four hours per day to provide enough power to operate the tower crane for a full 10-hour working day, as well as the aviation warning light outside of working hours. On top of this, the generator was powered by Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable fuel source that produces approximately 90% less emissions than diesel, giving an overall reduction of 96% emissions on a typical diesel generator setup.
The solution
Reducing generator run-time with a battery hybrid approach
Over the course of the project, Curo Construction Ltd was able to make CO2 savings of 79 tonnes, alongside reducing fuel use and generator runtime by over 29,600 litres and 70% on average respectively, while also being quiet enough to sit within local noise regulations. This was paramount as noise disruption needed to be minimised due to the urban setting, and the crane was in constant use throughout the project. Here, the efficient running of the hybrid system allowed the build to proceed without incident.
“The Power Road Studios project was our first time making use of a hybrid system of this kind, and turned out to be a real game-changer. We were able to have a reliable and uninterrupted power supply for the tower crane, all while achieving a significant reduction in our emissions.”
Stuart Thompson, Senior Site Manager at Curo Construction Ltd