ABB: Delivering a hybrid Solar & Storage System with Oakes Energy for leading manufacturer

The site faced a significant DNO export restriction, meaning a traditional solar-only installation would not have delivered the required performance or commercial value. ABB’s internal engineering and safety standards also required a highly coordinated design approach, ensuring every component of the system met exacting technical requirements. The challenge was to develop a fully integrated hybrid solution that maximised on-site renewable generation while operating safely and compliantly within the DNO constraint.

• Detailed modelling to understand system behaviour under DNO export limits
• Designing a hybrid-coupled architecture to maximise on-site utilisation
• Full G99 grid compliance support and documentation
• Procuring and supplying all solar and BESS technologies
• Integrating and commissioning the complete system alongside Oakes Energy

Products

• Containerised or modular battery energy storage systems
• Associated system components as required by project scope

Services

• Technical system design and optimisation
• Engineering integration support
• Grid compliance guidance
• Commissioning and performance verification

The completed system integrates solar and storage under a unified control strategy. The battery absorbs excess solar generation during peak production periods, enabling ABB to fully utilise renewable energy without breaching export limits.

• Export limitations mitigated without costly grid reinforcement
• Increased on-site use of low-cost renewable energy
• Reduced reliance on grid electricity during peak price periods
• A flexible hybrid platform ready for future optimisation strategies

• Enabled installers to deliver complex, high-value projects without in-house engineering resources