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Sergio Matalucci pv magazine

Sergio Matalucci

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Supply chain
Eiko Power plans battery production in Italy after tie-up with China’s SAJ 'The first prototype will be ready for market testing by summer 2025, and mass production will follow immediately,' Eiko said, adding it will open a factory in the Milan area.
Sergio Matalucci
May 06, 2025
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Grid-scale
AleaSoft: Battery-backed solar the new normal With battery prices declining and both technological and regulatory developments enhancing their viability, AleaSoft Energy Forecasting reports that renewables have entered a new five-year cycle—one centered on hybridization.
Sergio Matalucci
May 05, 2025
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Projects & Applications
Energy S.p.A plans 8 GWh battery production site in Italy Energy S.p.A. is making plans for a new 8 GWh battery production facility in Italy's Veneto region, where it already operates a 400 MWh production line in partnership with Pylontech EU.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 22, 2025
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Grid-scale
Sungrow contracts 140 MW of batteries under Italy’s grid capacity auctions Sungrow's Emilio Manzoni discusses the fire safety precautions built into the Chinese company's battery energy storage systems (BESS) and the prospects for Sungrow in Italy's red-hot energy storage market.
Sergio Matalucci, Massimiliano Tripodo, Lara Morandotti
Apr 16, 2025
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Auctions
Wärtsilä: US policy upheaval could benefit Italian battery market Adam Atkinson-Lewis, from the Finnish energy storage provider, discusses Italy's forthcoming Energy Storage Capacity Procurement Mechanism (MACSE) auction and the bullish prospects for Italian battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 14, 2025
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Auctions
LCP Delta: Italy will add 9 GW of front-of-the-meter batteries by 2030 The London-based consultancy predicts longer duration, six- to eight-hour assets will be more important in the South of Italy while medium-duration, two- to four-hour assets will dominate in the North.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 11, 2025
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Batteries from Canadian Solar
Grid-scale
Elgin targets 3 GW of Italian batteries, agrivoltaics A 200 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Umbria is the first planned site, with the developer eyeing planned MACSE energy storage auctions, Fer-X solar incentives, and post-Covid-reconstruction PNRR funding.
Sergio Matalucci
Apr 08, 2025
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Grid-scale
Italian commune of Latiano has plans for 690 MW of batteries The commune, in the Pugliese municipality of Brindisi, is becoming a focus for energy storage sites with a seventh now approved by Italy's Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (Mase).
Sergio Matalucci
Mar 17, 2025
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Grid-scale
GreenGo gets green light for 80 MW of battery storage in Italy It took two years for the Bologna-based independent power producer (IPP) to secure the approval for two battery energy storage projects in southern Italy. GreenGo plans to use these projects to participate in the upcoming MACSE auction.
Sergio Matalucci
Mar 12, 2025