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 company said a 500 kW/822 kWh storage system of 108 lithium ion battery modules has been deployed at its 3 MW solar plant in Altomonte, in the southern Italian region of Calabria. 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. 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.