While Northern Italy currently has the largest installed BESS capacity in the country, a build-out of RES in the South is increasing energy price volatility, creating a more compelling investment case for BESS in this region.
Terna calculated Italy will need 10 GWh of energy storage capacity to maintain reliable grid electricity supply in 2028. That figure, or slightly less, will be the amount available to developers who participate in the country''s
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At stake is Italy''s ability to hit its 2030 renewable targets while boosting grid capacity and potentially bringing down electricity costs for consumers. It''s Italy''s chance to step
The European Union (EU) Commission has approved a state aid scheme aiming to fund the rollout of over 9GW/71GWh of energy storage in Italy. The scheme totalling €17.7 billion (US$19.5 billion) will provide annual
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This mechanism would allow the national energy system to acquire new storage capacity, by means of multi-year supply contracts to be awarded to subjects in the availability
The Diagram illustrates how storage is particularly key in the Southern & Island regions which will soon face a critical flexibility deficit due to lack of storage and interconnection capacity.
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Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna said that 1GW of storage linked to solar farms will be needed by 2025 to help maintain system adequacy, with additional
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A render of Engie''s Kallo BESS in Belgium which won a contract. Image: Engie. Capacity market auctions have concluded in Italy and Belgium and battery energy storage
Italian transmission system operator (TSO) Terna said that Italy''s first energy storage capacity procurement mechanism (MACSE) will be postponed until September 2025.
Through these tenders – known as Macse auctions – Terna is looking to assign 71 GWh of new grid-scale energy storage by 2030. Such storage not only provides grid
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Rock-based Energy Storage Facility was introduced by Enel and Brenmiller in Italy. The majority of renewable energy sources are seasonal and rely on a natural energy source.
On 26 th February 2025, Terna held Italy''s Capacity Market (CM) auction for the 2027 delivery year, assigning 38 GW of derated capacity (CDP) in 1-year contracts and almost
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An operational PV plant in Italy. Image: NextEnergy Capital. A total of 71GWh of new grid-scale energy storage needs to be deployed in Italy by 2030 for it to decarbonise its energy system in line with the EU targets.
The Danish infrastructure investor has joined hands with GCSS to develop the pipeline of large-scale, standalone battery energy storage projects across both northern and southern Italy.
With the first auctions for procuring new storage capacity in Italy expected in the second quarter of 2025, Aurora Energy Research has analyzed the internal rate of return for projects supported
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The grid-scale energy storage market in Italy holds much promise with very ambitious deployment targets for 2030, but it may be difficult for the industry to deliver on those
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Timera Energy look at implementation of a new long term contract support mechanism for storage in Italy that is set to drive a surge in battery investment.
According to data released last week by Italian solar energy association Italia Solare, Italy''s independent energy storage installations surged in the first half of 2024, with a
Ambitious capacity targets and diverse revenue opportunities support case for battery energy storage system (BESS) investment in key European markets, new report from Aurora Energy Research finds. The fourth
As of November 2024 Italy had 5.1 GW / 11.7 GWh of energy storage capacity. This is almost exclusively small-scale residential system, with utility-scale storage systems providing just 864 MW. To help achieve the target for utility-scale storage build-out, the Italian government has implemented the MACSE subsidy scheme as supporting legislation.
Therefore, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are needed in Italy. The Italian market for BESS is growing rapidly and currently amounts to 2.3 GW but it almost exclusively consists of residential scale systems, associated with small scale solar plants, having a capacity of less than 20 kWh.
In addition, electricity storage is critical to avoid congestion in the power grid since most of the renewable production originates in Southern Italy but is consumed mostly in the north. Therefore, PNIEC also provides for the installation of new energy storage infrastructure with the aim of reaching 22.5 GW of installed storage capacity by 2030.
Italy will promote investments in utility scale electricity storage to reach at least 70 GWh, and worth over Euro 17 bn, in the next ten years. The new storage capacity will be acquired through tenders published by Terna, the manager of Italy’s high voltage grid. The next tender will be released in 2024.
While Northern Italy currently has the largest installed BESS capacity in the country, a build-out of RES in the South is increasing energy price volatility, creating a more compelling investment case for BESS in this region.
The ESS is the largest in Italy and one of the largest in Europe since it can store two-megawatt hours (2MWh) of renewable energy for release into the grid as needed.
