The GIGA Rhino Battery Energy Storage System is a 12,000kW energy storage project located in Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands.
The electro-chemical battery energy storage project uses lithium-ion as its storage technology. The project was announced in 2020.
Description
The key applications of the project are grid resiliency and frequency containment reserve (fcr) and imbalance and curtailment services.
Contractors involved
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By GlobalDataNEC Energy Solutions is the technology provider for the project.
Additional information
The project will be a part of the Test Centre for Renewable Resources from the Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The construction and operation of this system was financed by crowd funding on DuurzaamInvesteren.nl and raised over $4 Million USD. The project is also the recipient of a subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) within the framework of the “Demonstration Energy and Climate Innovation” scheme, better known as DEI +. Key partners include NEC, the battery supplier, GIGA Storage, the owner and manager of the system, and Windnet, the owner of the local smart grid.
Methodology
All publicly-announced energy storage projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects are sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific power players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.