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Seattle EV News: Nissan Leaf Batteries Light Up the Johan Cruijff Arena
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(Posted on Jul 2, 2018 at 02:03PM by Michelle Bogle)

According to a recent Nissan Europe press release, a new three-megawatt storage system using second-life and new electric vehicle batteries is now live in the Johan Cruijff Arena, which is the Netherlandsâ€™ largest stadium. The project is a collaboration between Nissan and the arena, as well as Eaton, BAM, and The Mobility House. Amsterdam Climate and Energy Fund (AKEF) and Interreg areÂ also supporting the venture.Â

The three-megawatt storage system combines power conversion units provided by Eaton â€“ a U.S.-based power management company â€“ along with the equivalent of 148 Nissan Leaf batteries. It works in tandem with the 4,200 solar panels on the roof of the stadium to provide back-up power. With this new technology, the arena is able to relieve the energy grid by flattening the peaks that occur during large-scale events and performances, as well as reduce their use of diesel generators.

â€œThanks to this energy storage system, the stadium will be able to use its own sustainable energy more intelligently and, as Amsterdam Energy Arena BV, it can trade in the batteriesâ€™ available storage capacity,â€ said Henk van Raan, Director of Innovation at the Johan Cruijff Arena, in an interview. â€œThe arena is assured of a considerable amount of power, even during an outage. As a result, the stadium will contribute to a stable Dutch energy grid.â€

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