Recently, the large Italian power producer IPP EP Produzione announced that it will deploy a 100MW/220MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in the Trapani region of Sicily, supplied by China's Sunshine Power.

According to the agreement, this project will use PowerTitan 2.0 energy storage products, with a total capacity of 100MW/220MWh (approximately 2 hours of energy storage time), and a configuration unit of 44 AC Block modules (including battery+PCS integration). The design is compact, accelerates installation speed, and improves operation and maintenance control.

This project is particularly suitable for the Sicily region with a high proportion of photovoltaics, helping to make the power grid more stable. It is reported that Italy will hold its first MACSE energy storage capacity procurement auction on September 30th.  

The MACSE (Electricity Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism) is led by the transmission system operator Terna, which concentrates energy storage capacity into the market for renewable energy operators to purchase load transfer services.

The first auction target is 10GWh of energy storage capacity, mainly concentrated in southern Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily, which are the core areas of photovoltaic installation.

According to the plan, Italy aims to achieve a 50GWh energy storage target by 2030. Although some industry insiders consider this goal somewhat aggressive, large-scale projects are continuing to advance with the push of developers such as Zelestra, Neoen, Engie, ContourGlobal, and others.   

In the northern region, energy storage revenue relies more on the 'Capacity Market', while in the southern region it is driven by the MACSE scheme.  Editor/Bian Wenjun