What is a battery storage container?

A shipping container converted to house battery banks — most often for solar farms and other renewable-energy projects, where it's known as a BESS (battery energy storage system) enclosure. The container gives you a secure, weatherproof steel housing that's fitted out inside for the equipment, delivered to site in one piece and craned into position.

Can you build containers for solar farm battery storage?

Yes — Phil has built 20ft battery-storage units for exactly this, fitted out for a solar battery farm. Lined and shelved inside, air conditioning to manage temperature, a full fire-alarm system, lighting and power. Call 020 8226 0007 and tell him what your project needs.

What's included in the fit-out?

Built to your spec. The units Phil has delivered include lined and insulated walls and ceiling, heavy-duty racking down both sides for the battery banks, wall-mounted air conditioning with the external unit recessed into the container wall, a fire-alarm system with control panel, smoke detectors, call points, sounders and an external beacon, LED lighting, a consumer unit and an external power inlet. Tell Phil your layout and he'll build to it.

Do you supply the batteries or electrical systems?

No — Phil builds and delivers the container itself, fitted out and ready for your equipment. The batteries, inverters and electrical connections are specified and installed by your own contractor or installer. That keeps the responsibilities clean: Phil delivers the housing, your electrical team commissions the system.

What size is a battery storage container?

The units Phil has built for solar battery storage are 20ft containers — a good balance of internal space and ease of siting. He also converts 10ft and 40ft containers, so if your project needs more or less capacity, he'll build to the size that suits.

How much does a battery storage container cost?

It's priced individually on the spec — the container, lining, racking, climate control, fire alarm and electrics all depend on what your project needs. Phil quotes in writing before any work starts. Call 020 8226 0007 with your requirements.

How is it delivered to site?

By HIAB crane lorry, anywhere in the UK — the finished container is lifted off and set down in position. Solar farm and rural sites are usually straightforward; tell Phil about access and ground conditions and he'll confirm the delivery plan with the quote.

Battery Storage Container Conversions (BESS) UK

Name: Cambridge Shipping Containers Ltd
Address: 7 Harcourt Road, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 8AQ, GB
Telephone: 020 8226 0007
Price range: ££

In short

A battery storage container is a shipping container converted into a housing for battery banks — typically for solar farms and other battery energy storage system (BESS) projects. Phil fits the container out to your spec — lined walls, heavy-duty racking, air conditioning, a full fire-alarm system, lighting and power — and delivers it anywhere in the UK by HIAB. You bring the batteries and your installer; Phil delivers the building they live in.

What Goes Into a Battery Storage Build

Every unit is built to the project's spec. These are the elements from the solar-farm units Phil has delivered — use them as a starting point and tell him what your installation needs.

Racking & lining

Walls and ceiling lined throughout, with heavy-duty racking down both sides so the battery banks sit organised, supported and accessible from a central walkway.

Climate control

Wall-mounted air conditioning keeps the interior at a steady working temperature, with the external unit recessed into the container wall so nothing protrudes beyond the steel shell.

Fire-alarm system

A fitted fire-alarm installation — control panel, smoke detectors, manual call points, internal sounders and an external beacon — so the unit is monitored and anyone nearby is alerted fast.

Power & lighting

LED lighting, a consumer unit and an external power inlet, installed ready for your electrical contractor to make the site connections and commission the system.

Real Builds — Solar Farm Battery Units

Two 20ft battery-storage units Phil has built for a solar battery farm — photographed as they left the workshop. This is the standard of build: lined, racked, climate-controlled and alarmed.

Blue 20ft battery storage container with the air-conditioning unit recessed into the end wall and an external power inlet — Recessed air-con housing and external power inlet — nothing protrudes beyond the container.

Open doors of a converted battery storage container showing two rows of heavy-duty racking and a lined interior — Doors open — racking both sides, lined throughout, central walkway.

Inside a battery storage container conversion — heavy-duty racking along both walls with air conditioning at the far end — Racking runs the length of the unit, sized for battery banks.

Lined interior of a 20ft battery storage container with racking, LED strip lighting, air conditioning and a fire-alarm panel — LED lighting, air conditioning and the fire-alarm panel by the door.

Fire-alarm control panel, manual call point, sounder and key switch mounted on the lined wall of a battery storage container — Fire-alarm system — panel, call point, sounder and zone plan.

Doorway of a converted battery storage container with an external alarm beacon above and racking visible inside — External beacon over the door — the alarm is visible from outside the unit.

Who These Are For

Solar Farms

Housing for the battery banks that store what the panels generate

Energy Contractors

BESS enclosures built to your spec, ready for your electrical team

Commercial Sites

On-site energy storage housed securely away from the main building

How It Works

Tell Phil what the container needs to house and how the site is laid out. He builds the unit at the conversions workshop — lining, racking, climate control, fire alarm, lighting and power to your spec — and delivers it by HIAB anywhere in the UK. Your electrical contractor then fits the batteries and makes the connections. One person to deal with for the build, one written quote, no surprises.

Building battery storage into a project? Tell Phil the size and spec and he'll price the unit in writing.

Call Phil: 020 8226 0007

Battery Storage Containers — Frequently Asked Questions

Get a Battery Storage Container Price

Tell Phil the size, the fit-out and the site and he'll come back with a written quote. Call 020 8226 0007 or use the form.

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Bespoke Conversions

Any conversion, any size — describe it and Phil prices it.

Storage Conversions

Shelving, lighting and security built around your kit.

UK-Wide Delivery

HIAB delivery to solar farms, yards and sites nationwide.

All Conversions

Offices, workshops, classrooms, bars and bespoke builds.

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