Which Industries Can Benefit From BESS Solutions?
Date: 25/05/26
Battery Energy Storage Systems, better known as BESS solutions, offer portable, sustainable power that is both affordable and dependable. That’s why BESS solutions are being adopted across a wide range of sectors, providing environmental benefits and cost savings for all kinds of businesses.
Flexible and adaptable, BESS solutions can be tailored to almost any industry, helping companies to cut operating costs while still delivering on their net-zero environmental goals. BESS solutions not only promote the integration of sustainable power sources, such as solar powered generators, but they also help reduce noise pollution in sensitive locations such as residential areas.
BESS solutions are transforming the UK industry
As a leading supplier of BESS solutions for hire or purchase, Think Hire has seen firsthand how much different sectors can benefit from BESS technology. The main sectors that can benefit from BESS are:
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Construction
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Road and rail repairs
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Outdoor events
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Remote and off-grid sites
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Telecoms and utilities
BESS solutions for construction
BESS solutions are ideal for construction sites, reducing the reliance on expensive diesel fuels. BESS also remove the need for complex cabling to deliver power to construction and infrastructure works. Optimising energy efficiency and facilitating the use of intermittent renewables, BESS can cut fuel costs by 50%-80%.
BESS solutions are powerful enough to meet the peak demands of power cranes, and they can light your whole site silently through the night using solar power generated during the day.
BESS solutions for road and rail repairs
Flexible and fully portable, BESS units can be deployed rapidly to any urgent road or rail repair project, whenever and wherever they are needed, delivering dependable power 24/7. What’s more, the silent operation of a BESS is ideal for the kind of night work often involved in urgent repairs.
BESS units can be charged on site, using portable renewables such as the Solartainer Versatile hybrid generators, or they can be charged off-site to deliver instant power in emergency situations.
BESS solutions for outdoor events
BESS solutions are ideal for festivals and other outdoor events, as they can deliver power anywhere, from the headline act on the main stage to the supporting cast in food stands and first aid facilities. From famous festival sites to the most remote, niche locations, BESS provide power exactly where you need it, without the noise and fumes of a constantly running diesel generator.
Better still, the sustainability of BESS systems aligns with the environmentally conscious approach many UK festival goers demand, allowing renewable energy to be incorporated into the mix without risking interruptions in supply.
BESS solutions for remote and off-grid sites
BESS systems are a practical power solution for even the remotest, off-grid locations. By pairing your BESS with a diesel generator or a solar powered hybrid system, you can create a self-contained energy system that can supply all the power you need wherever you are.
And however remote you are, you can count on the support of Think Hire, including our state of the art, AI-backed energy management system, Think Energy Panorama. This will maximise efficiency and minimise downtime, predicting faults before they happen and automatically responding to over 85% of alerts remotely, fixing them fast without the need for an engineer visit.
BESS solutions for telecoms and utilities
In modern communications and utilities, constant power is essential. There is no room for downtime or interruptions, and so a dependable back-up power source is required.
BESS solutions can be deployed to deliver an instant alternative power source, creating an infallible fail-safe and preventing outages that can be very costly, or even catastrophic, in the gas or water industries.
Switch on to the benefits of BESS with Think Hire
Think Hire has become a major supplier of BESS solutions for a wide range of industry sectors, with an ever-growing order book of customers keen to reap the benefits of this money saving, environmentally friendly technology.
As the portable, renewable energy experts, Think Hire can show you how to cut costs, emissions and noise pollution while still delivering all the energy you need.
To find out more about how BESS solutions could benefit your business, get in touch with our team today.
Frequently asked questions about BESS solutions
BESS typically cuts fuel costs on site by 50%-80%. This is not estimated data, but real-life reporting from a wide range of BESS deployments. Even when you factor in the cost of hiring or buying BESS unit, you will still save in most situations.
Yes. BESS units maximise the efficiency of diesel generators, minimising runtime and significantly cutting fuel use and emissions. They also facilitate the use of clean, sustainable energy, such as solar powered generators, by levelling out power availability across day and night operations.
It depends on your intended use. Think Hire offers both hire and purchase options, and our experts will work with you to find the most cost-effective way for you to enjoy the benefits of BESS.
The X500 delivers 564kWh at 625kVA peak power, which is more than powerful enough to operate a tower crane and most heavy equipment. Think Hire is currently developing an even more powerful unit, the X500+, which will deliver an impressive 948kWh.
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