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Analyst Aurora Energy Research tells pv magazine Italia 3 GW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) are at an advanced stage in Italy and expected online within three years.
The research and analysis conducted for this report were supported by the European Climate Foundation. This report is part of a series that analyses the battery storage market in select European countries. Italy has both a rapidly growing utility-scale market as well as a flourishing customer-sited battery storage market.
The remaining 3–4 GW is expected to come from utility-scale systems. By 2050, Italy aims to achieve 30-40 GW of storage capacity. There are significant regional differences in the adoption of battery storage systems across the country.
Italy placed top for its 50 GWh battery capacity target, set for 2030, and because it has already enabled BESS to participate in the market for providing ancillary services to bolster grid stability.
As electricity prices continue to rise and Italy accelerates its shift toward renewable energy, reliable and efficient energy storage has become essential for both homeowners and businesses.
Italy’s high electricity market prices are largely driven by its heavy reliance on fossil gas for power generation. In Italy, the government and the Italian TSO (Terna) have developed several electricity market products where storage projects are able to compete and provide services to the power system.
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