Storage plants

The technology of BESS systems is based on the use of electrochemical batteries, capable of storing energy produced by renewable plants or 36KV HV/MV substations. A kind of power bank capable of returning the stored energy, returning it on demand.

They are among the leading energy storage systems, that is, precisely energy storage.

Energy storage is one of the most prominent elements in the ongoing energy transition. Indeed, its role is increasingly crucial in light of the large-scale deployment of intermittent and unpredictable renewable sources.

Thanks to storage systems, electricity produced by wind, solar or shunt stored from HV/MV substations can be released at the desired times: it can thus be delivered to the grid at any time, according to TERNA’s schedule, regardless of the time of day and weather conditions.

In practice, storage is essential to enable the penetration of new renewable sources into the energy system: it is essential to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and thus to reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

The other major benefit of storage systems concerns the transmission grid. Stored electricity makes it possible to cope with any imbalances between supply and demand in the market: in this way, the grid becomes more stable and the risk of outages is greatly reduced.