Buffalo

The Buffalo battery, with a capacity of 25 MW and 48 MWh of storage capacity, is the largest battery project in the Netherlands in 2022. Another GIGA battery! Eneco uses batteries for the long-term to make its energy services more sustainable. 

The Buffalo battery has been placed at the location at the test center of Wageningen University & Research in Lelystad. The battery is connected to and part of Windnet's smart grid and is directly connected to the Mammoethtocht and Neushoorntocht wind farms. Eneco uses the battery, among other things, for sustainable balancing of its energy services and to put more sustainable energy on the electricity grid. This limits the disconnection of sustainable energy production. In addition, the electricity grid is stabilized with the help of the Buffalo battery. The Buffalo battery therefore makes an important contribution to reducing CO₂ emissions. The battery is equipped with extensive safety features and integrated hardware and software. These batteries are cobalt, nickel and manganese free. 

In addition to omitting these heavy metals, GIGA Storage has chosen to make the concrete used in the foundation of our battery site more sustainable. The concrete industry is highly polluting and responsible for 5% of global CO2 emissions. To limit CO2 emissions in the Buffalo project, GIGA Storage started looking for more sustainable alternatives to construct the concrete foundation. Read below about the application of Ecocrete 100 concrete and the application of elephant grass in Bio Bound concrete.