Italy''s largest and busiest airport has integrated a total of 162 recycled Nissan Leaf and Stellantis batteries in an innovative battery energy storage system (BESS) to support its
The project repurposes 762 battery packs from Nissan, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis, extending the life of EV batteries that are no longer
The system called ''Pioneer'' has been developed by Italian utility Enel (ENEI.MI) and airport operator ADR and is one of the largest of its kind in
Over 750 second-life electric vehicle batteries from 3 major automotive companies are being combined into a single, safe storage unit. A mobile test bench screens each module on site,
State-owned gas and electric company Enel''s 2.5 MW/10 MWh Pioneer project comprises 762 battery packs and modules.
The project is designed to store solar energy generated during the day for use around the clock, supporting the airport''s electricity needs. The
Pioneer, as the system is called, is Italy''s largest energy storage installation made up of used electric car batteries, and one of the largest ones in
This initiative, realized in collaboration with Enel X and Fraunhofer ISE (Institute for Solar Energy Systems) for Aeroporti di Roma (ADR),
Supported by scientific expertise from Germany''s Fraunhofer Institute, this installation represents Italy''s largest—and one of Europe''s most extensive—second-life battery energy storage
In fact, it is the first industrial-scale facility to integrates heterogeneous batteries into a single energy storage system thanks to
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