A battery hybrid solution to reduce emissions

A manufacturer of wood-based materials were re-fitting a wood processing part of their production line. They required intermittent small amounts of power for hand welding tools used to remove the existing hydraulic push system to convert over to a screw system.

They have previously used a 125 kVA Stage3a generator package on site. However, the generator would need to fire up to provide the power every time they needed to use a power tool, which was not the most efficient solution.

We analysed the data from ARM (Aggreko Remote Monitoring) from the prior hire and could see an opportunity to improve their package with today’s
technology.

Thanks to our internal insights software we specified a more efficient 60 kVA Stage V generator, along with our 45/55 battery energy storage system. The Stage V generator will charge up the battery and then switch to rest. Allowing the battery to provide enough power for the customer to use the power tools as and when needed.

This solution allows our customer to harness power produced at one time that can be drawn upon at another when it was most needed. We presented this to the customer to highlight the potential savings in fuel consumption, fuel costs and most importantly the emission reductions.

The customer was able to continue work on their production line, in a more efficient and sustainable way. They benefited from a fully automatised hybrid system, allowing significant emission reductions and improved fuel economy due to incorporating Stage V generators and the battery.