RINGO is Nidec's new power system in France

idec ASI - head of the Nidec Industrial Solutions platform belonging to the Nidec Group - was chosen by the French public electricity transmission system operator, RTE, to develop a full-scale experiment in which an electricity storage system is used to optimise management of energy flows on the transmission grid. The test site is based in Vingeanne, in the Côte-d'Or department.  

This experiment, known as "Ringo", involves the installation of the first energy storage system on mainland in France and aims to prevent grid congestion at times of peak demand by experimenting with the storage of all surplus renewable energy produced (wind and solar) and its subsequent return to the electricity grid. The aim of this  project is to see  battery storage systems become an integral part of modern electricity grids and key elements for realising the vision of an electric and sustainable future, says the company.