Norway’s first sports arena with Eaton xStorage Buildings

The current Bislett Stadium opened in 2005 and is in the same place and same distinct architectural style as the old stadium, which was demolished in 2004. In addition to athletics, the stadium is used for football, concerts and other events. The stadium is one of Norway's best-known sports arenas and the host of the annual ExxonMobil Bislett Games international athletics event. More than 50 athletics world records and 18 speedskating world records have been set at Bislett, which was named by Sports Illustrated as the world's fifth most important sports arena of the 20th century.

The sports stadium now benefits from the installation of an Eaton xStorage Buildings system that includes a 100-kW power conversion system and three racks with 30 Eaton battery packs made up of second-life Nissan LEAF battery modules. This is a great example of circular economy. The 1100 m2 of solar production at Bislett Stadium was implemented in the summer of 2018 and has a potential of producing 150 000 kWh each year. The energy storage system currently installed can store up to 109 kWh but it can be easily upscaled to match increasing needs in the future.

The xStorage Buildings system works to reduce energy consumption from the grid during peaks by using the back-up renewable solar energy stored in Eaton’s xStorage Buildings battery packs. This way of managing stored energy and distributing it responsibly supports the grid’s power supply, making it robust and ensuring stability. The installation in the Bislett stadium demonstrates environmental responsibility, and it is expected that more energy storage systems will be installed in Norway in the future.