Solar - BESS Pad Embankment Armoring

Flexamat Standard was specified for erosion control on an embankment adjacent to a BESS pad for a Southeast United States energy provider. BESS (Battery Energy Storage System) pads are concrete foundations designed to support the heavy, long-term load of battery containers, inverters, and transformers.

58,000 square feet of Flexamat Standard was specified to armor the embankment. The material is package in rolls, helping make the installation smooth and efficient. The installation utilized mostly 15.5' x 55' rolls. These mats have a geogrid and underlayment extension for overlapping adjacent mats seamlessly.

The design engineer, the SE utility provider, and the contractor work with many types of erosion control products across the USA. They were extremely impressed with the performance of Flexamat after a huge rain event struck the site midway through the installation. The project manager commented that they were impressed with the performance of Flexamat that had just been installed. Flexamat stopped deep rills and prevented gullies from forming. All areas not armored with Flexamat needed to be re-graded after the storm, but not the Flexamat protected areas.