Project Spotlight
GIGA Storage BV
25 MW / 48 MWh
Grid stability delivered by the Netherland's largest energy storage system
Optimising and decarbonising the Dutch power system with energy storage technology
Grid stabilisation and renewable energy integration
Wärtsilä has supplied GIGA Storage BV with a 25 MW / 48 MWh energy storage system, including the GridSolv Quantum hardware solution and GEMS Digital Energy Platform. It is utilised by Eneco, a leading energy provider, to make the company’s services more sustainable and add renewable energy on the grid. The energy storage facility is also helping to optimise the power system, regulate energy frequency and reliability on the grid, and improve revenues.
The GIGA Buffalo battery stores the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 9,000 households each year. It is estimated to save 11,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions annually (compared to a coal plant).
Main Data
| Customer | GIGA Storage BV |
| Site size | 25 MW / 48 MWh |
| Site locations | Lelystad, Netherlands |
| Applications | Renewables integration, Grid stability |
| Scope of services | Engineering Equipment Delivery (EEQ) and LTSA Service+ GAP |
| Delivery | 2022 |
The GIGA 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.
Smartly managed energy assets
Machine learning and data analytics optimise the complete system
The GIGA Buffalo battery employs Wärtsilä’s GridSolv Quantum, a fully integrated, modular, and compact energy storage system. Wärtsilä’s GEMS Digital Energy Platform, a smart energy management platform, 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.
Challenge
Wärtsilä's Solution
Benefit
Facilitate the Dutch government's goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 95% by 2050
Wärtsilä's GridSolv Quantum integrates lithium-iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, providing enhanced safety features and modular flexibility
Save 11,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year (compared to a coal plant)
Reduce congestion on electrical networks from the growth of renewable energy
Wärtsilä's GEMS Digital Energy Platform optimises the power system, adds reliability to the grid and improves revenues
Ensure sustainability of Eneco's energy services and add more renewable energy on the grid
Regulate energy frequency and improve reliability
Wärtsilä's Service+ GAP solution provides maintenance with performance guarantees
Store the equivalent of the annual energy consumption of more than 9,000 households each year