Optimising the Dutch power system with energy storage

Wärtsilä has supplied GIGA Storage BV with a 25 MW / 48 MWh energy storage system, the largest energy storage system in the Netherlands to date, that optimises the power system, regulates energy frequency and reliability on the grid, and improves revenues.

The GIGA Buffalo battery stores the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 9,000 households each year and saves up to 11,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year (compared to a coal plant).

The system employs Wärtsilä’s GridSolv Quantum, a fully integrated, modular, and compact energy storage system. Wärtsilä’s GEMS Digital Energy Platform, a smart energy management system, uses machine learning and historic and real-time data analytics to optimise the complete system. GEMS software enables GIGA Storage BV to remotely monitor, operate, identify, and diagnose equipment with unrivaled safety, reliability, and flexibility. Finally, the system is optimised by Wärtsilä’s Service+ GAP solution, which provides comprehensive system maintenance with performance guarantees.

Who	GIGA storage BV
What	25 MW / 48 MWh Energy storage system
Where	The Netherlands
How	EEQ

This is what we are achieving

25 MW

and 48 MWh of energy storage capacity

11,000

tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year to be saved (compared to a coal plant)

The Buffalo battery will help stabilise the Netherlands’ electricity grid and save up to 11,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year. We’re pleased to work with Wärtsilä to implement this landmark project which will help us reach our goal of deploying 3 GW of energy storage in Europe by 2030.
Maarten Quist, Chief Operating Officer at GIGA Storage

How we did it

Challenge

Facilitate the Dutch government’s goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 95% by 2050
Reduce congestion on electrical networks from the growth of renewable energy
Regulate energy frequency and improve reliability

Solution

Wärtsilä’s GridSolv Quantum integrates lithiumiron phosphate (LFP) batteries, providing enhanced safety features and modular flexibility
Wärtsilä’s GEMS Digital Energy Platform optimises the power system, adds reliability to the grid and improves revenues
Wärtsilä’s Service+ GAP solution provides maintenance with performance guarantees

Benefit

Save 11,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year compared to a coal plant
Ensure sustainability of Eneco’s energy services and add more renewable energy on the grid
Store the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 9,000 households each year

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The main details

Customer	GIGA Storage BV
Site size	25 MW / 48 MWh
Site locations	The Netherlands
Applications	Renewables integration, Grid stability
Scope	Extended equipment delivery
Delivery	2022
Lifecycle solution	LTSA Service+ GAP