CPB Contractors continues to advance practical sustainability outcomes through the development of its EcoPro Hybrid Power Stations - a containerised solar and battery solution designed to reduce emissions, fuel consumption and operational costs across major infrastructure projects.
Developed in-house by the CPB Plant and Assets team, the EcoPro system was created in response to a growing need for sustainable power solutions that could operate reliably in live construction environments without adding complexity to project delivery. The system integrates solar generation, battery storage and backup power within a modular containerised unit, enabling rapid deployment without structural works or ground penetrations.
Following successful pilot deployment, the EcoPro Hybrid Power Station replaced a continuously operating 125kVA generator, significantly reducing diesel consumption, carbon emissions and noise while maintaining a reliable 24-hour power supply. Its plug-and-play design allows projects to deploy sustainable power solutions within hours, making it suitable for energy, transport and major infrastructure environments where space and time constraints are critical.
Plant and Assets Manager Wade Rogan said the focus from the beginning was to ensure sustainability delivered real value to projects.
“Projects operate under pressure, with tight timelines and budgets. We wanted to create something that genuinely worked on site - something sustainable that also made sense commercially. Once we proved it could reduce fuel use, lower emissions and still make projects easier to run, adoption followed naturally," he said.
On the HumeLink West project in regional NSW, the proof is in the pudding.
"The current unit, which has replaced a 125kVA diesel generator, has been on the project for 51 days and saved 16,720.8 litres of diesel, 28.8 tonnes of CO2 and saved 1172 hours of generator run time," explains Wade.
The EcoPro rollout continues across multiple projects, supporting CPB Contractors’ decarbonisation journey while demonstrating how practical innovation can deliver long-term environmental and commercial outcomes.