Balfour Beatty A63 Project
Background
Balfour Beatty was awarded a $96 million contract as part of a major five-year, $451 million Highways England improvement scheme. A 0.9 mile site in the centre of Hull (Castle Street). The A63 was designed to improve access to the port, congestion, road safety and connections between the city centre and recreation facilities.
By deploying sustainable products across the A63 Improvement Scheme – Balfour Beatty could achieve incredible results, including a major reduction in diesel usage and CO2e emissions.
Challenge
An ancient 300-year-old burial site had to be relocated carefully and respectfully to another site. Balfour Beatty deployed the industry’s first electric mini excavator – saving up to 70% in fuel used. Three electric excavators needed to be recharged each day, including powering the lights and the pump keeping the tent lit up and raised.
Balfour Beatty wanted to reduce the noise and emissions on this protected site. However, there was no mains power on site. A diesel generator running 24/7 was unsuitable for operating in an enclosed space and would eliminate the sustainable and environmental benefits gained by the project so far.
The Solution
Our revolutionary ProPower Solar Hybrid Generator provided an off-grid temporary power solution. Solar powered meant a reduction in emissions and fuel, reduced noise, and less maintenance was needed. No mains power meant no trenching was required – meaning a fully off-grid power solution.
The generator is fixed to a trailer making it mobile and easily deployable. EV charging can be added, providing one of the many customizable features. The ProPower is favorably used for welfare and site cabin power.
The Result
By replacing diesel generators and upgrading to our sustainable solar hybrid generators – Balfour Beatty achieved incredible results – including a major reduction in noise pollution, diesel usage and CO2e emissions.
The Prolectric ProPower is an off-grid sustainable power solution that has been specially designed to deliver temporary power to various sectors sites.
8 tons of CO2e
668 gallons of fuel
78%
210 kWh
What our clients
have to say
Since the start of the 52-week hire period in July, the ProPower Solar Hybrid Generator engine only ran for around 16% of the time. This substantial reduction in generator usage translated to massive fuel savings and significantly lowered overall emissions on the site. The overall site was powered by solar and battery alone, showcasing the effectiveness of Prolectric’s products in providing sustainable and reliable energy solutions.
Gary QuintonProject Manager
Prolectric have been an outstanding supplier of ours in recent months, from point-of-sale to product support there is nothing I can fault them on. Their products are fantastic and save our customers a fortune financially, as well as reducing carbon emissions by substantial amounts across various site locations. A key thing about Prolectric, is you are not left on your own when you buy the product, which can be daunting to those trying to enter the world of solar power, the support is truly unmatched. With special thanks to Nick and Mitch for all their assistance since we bought the first unit, we now run a small fleet of them.
Laura TudhopePlant Manager, Askam
We installed our first ProPower at the beginning of June 2022, and the backup generator didn’t run once in the first month. Customers are seeing savings of up to £6.5k per month per unit on fuel alone. We can map their load profile and turn things on and off remotely for the customer so it’s all running as optimally as possible. It’s very efficient compared to the traditional diesel generators used for these functions. Also, compared to the old tech, there’s a lot less servicing required because the generator runs less frequently.
Nick HibbardRenewables - UK Divisional Manager
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