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Massimiliano Tripodo

Massimiliano Tripodo

Massimiliano Tripodo

Massimiliano has been a journalist for pv magazine since March 2024. He mainly covers photovoltaics in Italy with a focus on the legislative aspect. For passion or for other newspapers he writes about environment and politics. He holds a master’s degree in political science and communication.

Articles written by Massimiliano Tripodo

Markets

Italian storage market in Q1 2026: C&I and standalone BESS grow, residential stabilizes Italia Solare reports on Italian storage market via grid operator Terna for the first quarter of 2026

Massimiliano Tripodo

May 05, 2026

Grid-scale

Italy’s Ministry authorizes 467 MW of new BESS projects, Norway’s Statkraft a winner Seven projects spanning six Italian regions have cleared MASE's authorization process in rapid succession, adding nearly half a gigawatt of battery storage to the pipeline.

Massimiliano Tripodo, Tristan Rayner

Mar 24, 2026

Policy

Italian Energy Ministry: “Too late to change capacity and MACSE auction rules” Addressing several unresolved issues surrounding the Bollette Decree, the ETS system, and upcoming storage auctions, the Director General for Energy Markets and Infrastructure at MASE responded to industry concerns over the lack of regulatory clarity for the storage market.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Mar 10, 2026

Tenders

Sicily opens $286M tender for solar and battery storage projects of any size under new EU-aligned programme Sicily has launched a significant funding window for companies to install photovoltaic systems and battery storage, with preliminary applications due between 15 December 2025 and 13 February 2026.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Dec 05, 2025

Grid-scale

Italian ministry authorizes 500 MW of BESS projects Two new energy storage projects are set to be developed in Udine (25 MW) and Ferrara (486 MW).

Massimiliano Tripodo

Nov 12, 2025

Policy

Sardinia plans $34m renewables and storage tender for business The non-repayable awards available range from €20,000 ($23,270) to €500,000, if applicants choose the EU's General Block Exemption Regulation (GBER) regime.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Oct 28, 2025

Auctions

Italy’s smallest MACSE project withdrawn, auction results republished A 32 MWh energy storage system has been removed from an approved list which now runs to 14 projects with 9,968 MWh of storage capacity.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Oct 09, 2025

Markets

Italy’s first MACSE battery auction smashes expectations with 10 GWh awarded at record low prices The result of the auction are tariffs that came dramatically below the reserve premium which was set at €37,000 per MWh per year.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Oct 01, 2025

Auctions

Italy’s TSO announces quotas for first MACSE auction National and regional quotas align with previously published storage capacity requirements.

Massimiliano Tripodo

Sep 11, 2025

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