Ingeteam has completed delivery on one of Italy's largest battery energy storage systems, a 200 MW / 800 MWh installation that has been running since September 2024. The Basque power electronics group supplied the inverters, transformers, switchgear and control architecture, and handled commissioning and monitoring for what now counts among the larger storage assets on the European grid.
The plant is built around 54 plug-and-play medium-voltage power stations, each housing two storage inverters alongside a medium-voltage transformer, switchgear and an auxiliary services panel. Seven power distribution units tie the blocks together, with SCADA and plant power control systems sitting on top. The monitoring layer uses machine learning to run predictive analysis across plant components and to track the state of health of each battery cell, so issues can be picked up as early as possible.
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At 800 MWh against 200 MW of rated power, the system is sized for the longer discharge windows the Italian market needs as more solar comes on and the evening ramp gets steeper. "The completion of this project marks a turning point in our contribution to Italy's energy transition," said Stefano Domenicali, Vice-President and Managing Director of Ingeteam Italia. Ingeteam received the commission on the basis of its storage track record and because its kit is designed and built in Europe. (TF)
