Siemens is to design and build a decentralised gas peaking plant in Stockton on Tees for Hartree Partners, comprising six SGE86-EM 2MW containers.

The peaking plant at  use Siemens’ E-series engines designed for gas peaking plants, industrial power generation and cogeneration, and combined heat and power (CHP) applications.

Faye Bowser, business development manager for Siemens Distributed Energy Systems, said: “The current move towards more decentralised energy solutions is gathering pace as companies look for secure and sustainable energy generation and supply answers which match their locality, need and future aspirations.

Adam Lewis, Head of European Power for Hartree Partners, says: “We are delighted to have collaborated with Siemens on this strategically important energy-related project.”