We were commissioned to capture a wrap-up video of the work that Chambers Capital had completed at this new Battery Energy Storage Site in St Helens.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are facilities that help maintain grid reliability and stability by balancing supply and demand across the grid network.
Chambers Capital was responsible for all civil engineering work, including earthworks, drainage, access roads, concrete work, and other infrastructure like fences and underground systems.
The project aims to help balance the power grid as more renewable energy is used. This site stores excess renewal energy from the grid and releases it when the energy demand is high, ensuring energy security and supporting the UK’s move toward net zero emissions.
This project is currently the largest in England and the second largest in the UK.
In simple terms, this is similar to having battery storage at home with Solar panels, but with a massively greater capacity and flexibility.
The site has a capacity of 57MW / 137.5 MWh, the technical specifications can be found at the Chambers Capital website.
Our involvement in this project was to provide stills and videos from this project. We used a mixture of ground and aerial capture.
This site is located adjacent to a live National Grid substation and with live overhead lines that intersect the site. When working close to power cables we must carry out a risk assessment and plan our shots to ensure adequate clearance from the lines. On the day of the filming, weather conditions really couldn't have been better, with next to no wind and fantastic sun.
We chose to fly a sub 250g class drone, we were confident that it would capture the necessary footage with minimal risk. The CAA height restriction is set at 400ft and as this is a rather large site, it was impossible to capture a plan view of the site in one complete capture. However, we worked around this by photographing multiple viewpoints across the site and merging the files into one large composite image in the post-production phase.
Using a mix of ground-based video and drone footage, we put together a short case study to summarise Chambers Capital's work. We instructed the work people in their tasks and ensured that all workers used the correct PPE prior to filming.
We wanted to showcase their capabilities, installation success, workforce expertise and experience.
We loved working on this project and the client has been very pleased with the results.
If you've got a construction project that needs this style of wrap-up video production, get in touch via our contact page.
We'd be happy to provide some advice and a free quote.