Could Amsterdam Arena kick-off a new frontier for battery storage?

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A new 2.8MWh energy storage system at the stadium provides back-up power and grid balancing services via second-life Nissan LEAF batteries - Could other major buildings follow suit?

As football fans from all corners of the world celebrate and curse from the stands of brand new, multi-million dollar stadiums built specially for World Cup 2018, logic would dictate that Russia currently...

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