Italian power company Edison has launched its first solar-linked storage project with a 500 kW storage system at its 3 MW Altomonte solar plant in Calabria. Edison said the project, for which French firm Engie’s Electro Power Systems subsidiary provided the battery, is intended to make up for the variability of renewable power generation. The new battery will be able to store energy generated by the plant’s photovoltaic panels and can also provide backup capacity when demand exceeds supply.
Italian power company Edison has launched its first solar-linked storage project with a 500 kW storage system at its 3 MW Altomonte solar plant in Calabria. Edison said the project, for which French firm Engie’s Electro Power Systems subsidiary provided the battery, is intended to make up for the variability of renewable power generation. It would also let the company test the system for other grid projects, said Edison.