Milan, 11th November 2024 – As renewable energy production grows, Italy aims to reach carbon neutrality in 2050 and is currently on track to achieve 30% of renewables in total energy consumption and 55% of renewables in electricity generation, in line with the country’s 2030 targets. In recent years, Italy has in fact succeeded in reducing its demand for natural gas in electricity generation and accelerating the shift towards alternative energy sources, renewables in particular, helping to strengthen energy security and meet climate targets.
A key issue with renewable sources such as photovoltaic and wind, however, is the inconsistency of the power supply, which is inherently dependent on light/darkness cycles as well as weather conditions. In order to harvest the full potential of renewables, and ensure an optimal contribution to decarbonization, electric grids need stabilizing, and a valid solution is represented by Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
With over 27 years’ experience in the field, Sungrow is a global leader in renewable energy and BESS technology and, with a corporate mission to create along with its partners a bridge towards a sustainable future, it is ideally placed to offer cutting edge solutions to the technical and business challenges that go with energy transition.
Undern this context, on November 21st Sungrow is organizing Power Up Your Future, an event in Milan where industry experts will discuss developments, challenges and solutions associated with deploying BESS systems in Italy. More than150 representatives of the institutions, the academic world, businesses and organizations in the energy sector will take part in the event, offering their point of view on the state of the art of energy storage in the Italian market, as well as their take on policies and trends; relevant case studies will also be presented.
Emilio Manzoni, Head of PV–ESS sales of Sungrow Italy said: “We are very excited to be hosting the first Power Up Your Future event in Italy. Our country is a key market for renewable energies in Europe and storage solutions are growing exponentially, with a 90 percent increase of the installed energy storage systems in 2023 *. With its decades-long industry expertise, Sungrow is well placed to help its partners build a bridge to a sustainable future by providing clean power for all.”
Javier Izcue Elizalde, Vice-President of Sungrow Europe Responsible for South Europe added: “We are on the brink of a revolution in clean energy production, and the strong growth of the energy storage segment in Italy testifies to the growing awareness of the importance of BESS solutions in stabilizing the grid, as well as pointing to the opportunities that lie ahead. The event that Sungrow is holding in Milan will be the chance for us and our guests to engage with key industry players and discuss the opportunities that lie ahead in achieving carbon neutrality and a better future for all.”
As part of the ESS Experience Day, Sungrow will also be showcasing its BESS product lineup for the first time in Italy, namely its latest cutting-edge liquid-cooled BESS commercial & industrial and utility-scale solutions, the PowerStack 200CS (C&I projects) and PowerTitan 2.0 (Utility-scale projects) respectively.
