Peak Gen Holdings Ltd

Largest Plant Commissioned

PeakGenPower — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:42:17 +0000

PeakGen is pleased to announce that its latest plant was commissioned and connected to the electricity network today and made available to the National Grid for Short Term Operating Reserve(STOR) service from 0730 tomorrow. The plant includes full remote control and monitoring and a solar installation to provide auxiliary power when the main plant is not operating. It is the largest plant built to date and can supply power for up to 20,000 homes. This is the fifth plant PeakGen has built and commissioned in the past 11 months, and we are very grateful to our suppliers and contractors who have worked with us to make this possible.

Latest project breaks ground

PeakGenPower — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:02:30 +0000

PeakGen today commenced site work on its latest power plant project and the largest to date. Construction will continue over the next few months allowing completion of the project later in 2012.

Solar Panel Installation completed on all sites

PeakGenPower — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:30:24 +0000

PeakGen has today completed the installation of PhotoVoltaic solar panels at all of its operational sites. These panels are available continuously to supply the auxiliary power required by the plants in their standby mode, but also export excess to the local grid and are registered with the Government’s Feed in Tariff. They will benefit under this scheme for the next 25 years. Solar panels will be considered for inclusion in all future PeakGen plants at the design stage.

Latest plants commissioned

PeakGenPower — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:15:46 +0000

PeakGen today completed commissioning of a further two power plants and they are now available for operation by National Grid. The plants will operate together under a combined operation Contract and can be called off by Grid remotely. They can … Continue reading →

Second power plant commissioned

PeakGenPower — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:51:23 +0000

PeakGen has today commissioned the second of its new power plants and successfully connected it to the UK electricity system. After proving and commissioning trials it will be made available to National Grid for STOR service. The plant has been delivered ahead of schedule and has performed under test in line with expectations. It is able to deliver in excess of the contracted output.

New office opened

PeakGenPower — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:25:55 +0000

PeakGen today officially opened its new office in Leamington Spa, where all corporate and operational activities will be based. A small celebration followed the official opening of the first of PeakGen’s new power plants, which also took place today. The … Continue reading →

First power plant commissioned

PeakGenPower — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:24:34 +0000

PeakGen has today commissioned the first of its new power plants and successfully connected it to the UK electricity system. After successful proving and commissioning trials it will be made available to National Grid for STOR service from 18 October 2011. The plant has already proved its very rapid response capability and produced an output comfortably in excess of the required level. It is also able to be operated and monitored entirely remotely.

Construction work commences on first site

PeakGenPower — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:23:44 +0000

PeakGen is pleased to announce that construction work started on-site today on the first of its new generation of UK power plants. This will be commissioned later in 2011 and made available to National Grid for STOR service.

First gensets pass acceptance tests

PeakGenPower — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:03:02 +0000

The generator sets for PeakGen’s first plant were witnessed under test today at the manufacturer’s works and signed off for delivery. The proved their capability to accept and reject load and operate under continuous load at maximum rating. They will … Continue reading →

PeakGen Places Second Order

PeakGenPower — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:29:40 +0000

PeakGen places order for second power plant. PeakGen today placed the order for the equipment and services required to supply, install and connect it’s second power plant. This plant is contracted to be available to National Grid early in 2012 … Continue reading →