From ESS News Italy's largest second-life battery energy storage system was officially launched at Rome-Fiumicino airport yesterday. State-owned gas and electric company Enel's 2.5 MW/10 MWh Pioneer project comprises 762 battery packs and modules.
In Italy, they are helping power the country's biggest airport. Rome's Fiumicino Airport, which sees over 50 million passengers each year, is giving new life to used electric car batteries. Through the PIONEER project, they are combining solar energy with a battery system, which can turn yesterday's car power into today's clean energy storage.
As part of the PIONEER project, a commercial use case for 2nd-life batteries in combination with a 30 MWp PV system to power the »Leonardo da Vinci« international airport in Rome Fiumicino will be demonstrated.
Rome-Fiumicino already boasts the largest self-consumption solar project at a European airport and Pioneer will be integrated with that “Solar Farm” facility. To continue reading, please visit our ESS News website.
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Italy''s largest second-life battery energy storage system was officially launched at Rome-Fiumicino airport yesterday. State-owned gas and electric company Enel''s 2.5 MW/10 MWh Pioneer project
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Rome''s Fiumicino Airport, which sees over 50 million passengers each year, is giving new life to used electric car batteries. Through the PIONEER project, they are combining solar energy with a battery
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Storage batteries that recharge using solar energy, make power available around the clock. This is regardless of whether it is night, or the sun has disappeared behind thick cloud. The Pioneer project, as
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