Arsenal FC: a battery storage system able to power the Emirates Stadium for a whole match

Arsenal FC (Premier League) is installing a new battery storage system (BSS) that will allow them to recycle enough energy "to run Emirates Stadium for an entire match," said the club on 26/11/2018.

"The storage system, developed by UK-based Pivot Power with funding support from investment manager Downing LLP and facilitated by Octopus Energy, has been designed to meet our peak levels of energy consumption and will store enough power to run the Emirates for 90 minutes. It's the equivalent of powering 2,700 homes for two hours. The BSS is the largest at any sports ground in the UK. Once additional storage is added in summer 2019, the 180 square metre device will have a 3MW/3.7MWh capacity," said the London club, which explained that it already recycles 80% of the waste from its stadium,and uses LED lighting that has also resulted in an energy saving of 30%.

"This is a big step forwards for us in being efficient with energy usage, and building on our work in reducing our carbon footprint as an organisation. We have been powered by green energy since 2017 thanks to Octopus Energy…