Sungrow to supply 220 MWh battery project in Sicily

EP Produzione and Sungrow have signed an agreement to build a large-scale battery energy storage system (BESS) in Trapani, Sicily, using Sungrow’s PowerTitan 2.0 product.

Sungrow said the two-hour, 100 MW/220 MWh BESS – which will feature 44 PowerTitan 2.0s – will be the product’s first use in Italy.

During a press event held by Sungrow to launch its Italian office, the company’s head of PV and BESS – Emilio Manzoni – described the Power Titan 2.0 battery as, “The first in the world to output directly into alternating-current (AC) thanks to the integration of string inverters in the container. Its modularity is complete and its energy density is superior: Ideal for Italy, where the cost of land requires compact and high-performance solutions.”

The BESS will be used to manage the flexibility and stability of the Sicilian grid. Its main applications will include providing frequency regulation, peak shaving, and grid balancing in coordination with renewable energy sources.

“This Trapani project is our third electrochemical storage project in Italy,” said EP Produzione chief executive Luca Alippi. “Storage systems are a key component of the technology mix required for the energy transition and for this reason we are working to expand our project pipeline.”

The PowerTitan 2.0 architecture includes safety systems certified after large-scale combustion tests. Sungrow stated, “The all-in-one design of the PowerTitan 2.0 AC-DC [direct-current] block, with pre-assembled battery modules and PCS [power conversion systems], ensures seamless integration, significantly reducing installation time.”

The manufacturer said EP Produzione – the Italian power company of European energy group Energetický a průmyslový holding – has around 5.2 GW of Italian generation capacity across six thermoelectric power plants.

From pv magazine Italia.