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Is Italy a good market for energy storage?

Italy is a ‘fundamentally strong market’ for storage Mahael Fedele, Partner, CEO of Sphera Energy, said that Italy has several unique characteristics that make it an exciting market for large-scale storage. “The country obviously needs energy storage. You have centres of renewable generation and centres of consumption which are far apart.

Does Italy need 9gw/71gwh of energy storage?

Italy’s TSO Terna says it needs 9GW/71GWh of energy storage by integrate its renewables pipeline. Image: Terna. The European Union (EU) Commission has approved a state aid scheme aiming to fund the rollout of over 9GW/71GWh of energy storage in Italy.

Can banks finance energy storage in Italy?

Paolo Sereni, COO and head of storage for developer Renera Energy, also agreed, pointing out that the Italian market has not seen any bank financing for energy storage, yet. “It will be interesting to see how the banks’ experience in wind and solar translates into storage.”

How much electricity does Italy use per capita?

Electricity consumption per capita is 9% below the EU average at around 4 900 kWh. Italy's National Energy Strategy (SEN) 2017 aims at rationalising the downstream oil sector, evolving toward bio-refineries and an increased consumption of biofuels and LNG in heavy and maritime transport.

What happened to Italy's energy prices in 2023?

Residential prices remained stable in 2023, while industrial prices fell by 23%, although still 3 times higher than their 2016-2020 average. Italy's per capita energy consumption is 17% lower than the EU average (2.3 toe in 2023). Electricity consumption per capita is 9% below the EU average at around 4 900 kWh.

Will Italy deploy 900MW in 2023/2024?

Research firm LCP Delta recently forecast that after annual grid-scale deployments of just 20MW in the last few years, Italy would deploy 800-900MW in 2023/2024, second in scale only to the UK. In this piece, we interview executives from three developers looking to gain a foothold in the market: Aquila Clean Energy, Field and Innovo Group.