As a multi-disciplinary principal and main contractor Excalon offer a full turnkey solution for power station development, from Flexible assets like Peaking Power Plants and Carbon Capture to Battery Storage.
We build embedded power plants, typically in the range of 1-200MW assets. Through working with established developers, we aim for high environmental standards, and maximising the use of our own fully skilled and experienced workforce, with a proven track record to deliver our plant builds on programme and budget.
Whatever your project technology, we can assist with the supply and installation of the electrical balance of plant, gensets and acoustic enclosures, including their install and commissioning for gas, BESS and CHP systems.
Our expertise in this sector allows us to minimise risks, whilst enhancing cost and programme surety. We add value through every step of the design, pre-construction and construction process through integrating our services into a total construction solution – meaning we consistently achieve ‘right first time’ project delivery.
In addition to our core electrical expertise as a main contractor, we also offer our clients civil engineering solutions, including:
- Site investigation and topographical surveys services
- Full structural design and analysis, signed off by a chartered engineer
- Site clearance and major earthworks, including re-profiling
- Decommissioning and diversion of existing services
- Foul and surface water drainage systems
- Full grid services including contestable connections (up to 400kV), Design and construction of electrical primary and secondary, PNC, protection and procurement services, any network any network anywhere.
- Site construction, site remediation and installation of base structures with various methods of piled and retained supporting methods
- High security provision through fencing, access systems, CCTV, and lighting
- Services including the provision of mains water, BT ducting
- On-site gas services including Installation and testing
- Partners with many tech providers, MTU/Rolls Royce, BYD,RISEN/SYL, Siemens, Schneider to name a few.
Battery Storage
With the shift from conventional to Renewable energy generation and policy changes are the driving forces behind numerous technologies, one of these being battery energy storage. It has proven successful in being integrated ‘behind the meter’ especially in the solar and wind industry taking advantage of production fluctuations and grid constraint to maximise energy outputs. Other uses include smoothing the grid to match renewable electricity supply with area demand, time shifting energy delivery to the grid and Enhanced frequency response.
Flexible Generation
As we increase the number of renewables on the system, we will require other forms of generation to respond to market changes and ensure security of supply. When it comes to new developments, we believe low-carbon gas-fired generation is more cost-effective, more flexible, and quicker to deliver than the alternatives.
At Excalon Energy we offer support as a full turnkey contractor in all forms of flexible generation:
- Gas Fired Peaking Plants
- Combined Heat and Power
- Biomass plants
- Carbon Capture Units
- Hydrogen Plants
- Hydro Combined Projects
Full Turnkey Solution
Excalon are currently developing projects with various partners that can carry out a full turnkey balance of plant package, including civil works, design, construction, supply, installation and commissioning of battery packages, mechanical and HV/LV electrical services.
We have assisted our customers in delivering these projects across many platforms of the development, whether it be:
- Client Grid connection applications.
- Due diligence for full site requirements including, various cable routes and studies, battery and flexible generation technologies and system designs
- As an Independent Connections Provider, (ICP) in the design, procurement and delivery of the electrical grid connection for the sites.
- Optimisation of battery projects, working with partners to optimise their assets
- Developing sites in line with current insurance protocols
- A specialist electrical contractor, designing and building the sites private High Voltage and high-power Low Voltage electrical systems.
- As the Principal Contractor on a complete Engineering, Procurement and Construction, (EPC) contract basis, where all the Civil, Electrical and Mechanical elements of the battery storage / flexible generation sites are designed, installed, constructed, and commissioned by Excalon, with specialist sub-contractors awarded and managed within the ‘Turnkey’ contract.