SNAPSHOT: Powershift supported Buildcorp’s community housing construction project by supplying a compact BESS to suit their space-constrained site, supplementing their limited building supply to meet site demands.
Customer
Buildcorp (for BHC – Brisbane Housing Company)
Application
Construction
Location
Woolloongabba, QLD
THE BRIEF
Problem We Helped Solve
Buildcorp’s Woolloongabba housing site faced a major challenge: continuing construction operations that required a peak power demand of approximately 580A, while managing a limited temporary building supply and navigating limited site space.
What Needed to be Powered
Total estimated peak demand of approximately 580A made up of:
– 200A Tower crane
– 110A Hoist
– 220A Concrete boom
– 50A Site power and lighting
Alternatives Assessed
The alternative would have been deploying a 350kVA diesel generator to meet peak loads.
THE POWERSHIFT SOLUTION
P300 units are highly compact, plug-and-play battery systems specially designed to power high peak electric machinery such as cranes, hoists, booms, welders and more.
THE HIGHLIGHTS
The P300 delivered continuous, clean and quiet temporary power while removing the need for diesel generation on site. By optimising limited grid supply, the solution reduced operating costs and delivered reliable power – with no downtime, improved power quality and zero intervention needed from the site team over the project.
Eliminated the Need for a Generator
100% generator-free solution, eliminating fuel usage and maintenance entirely
Significant Cost Reductions
Removing fuel costs alone saved the customer over $3,000 a month
Zero downtime, Zero fuss
With the site team forgetting the battery was even there
“The Powershift battery has met our site requirements perfectly, enabling us to run our site accommodation, temp site power, crane and hoist seamlessly prior to permanent power connection being available. Probably the best thing I can say about the Powershift battery we’ve got on site is that I regularly forget it’s there!
The unit itself has been fantastic—powerful enough, reliable, and extremely compact which has suited our tight building site perfectly. Powershift were excellent in helping us size exactly what we needed and worked closely with us and our electrical contractors throughout the entire process. Their ongoing support has also been outstanding—they monitor the unit 24/7, are highly responsive, and work with us whenever site conditions change. They clearly know their stuff.
While the Powershift unit was cost‑competitive, it was ultimately the small footprint that was the key factor in our selection. The entire solution has been successful and I’ll definitely be looking to the Powershift team to help with temp power on my sites again in the future”
– Buildcorp