Enel together with Loccioni and with used car batteries provided by Mercedes, Nissan and Stellantis brings to the Roman airport among the largest energy accumulation systems
Pioneer kicks off in Rome, the largest energy accumulation system made in Italy, powered with so -called “Second Life” batteries from Mercedes, Nissan and Stellantis electric cars. The idea, technically managed by Enel and by the Loccioni company, was therefore to reuse the batteries from electric vehicles, which have reached the end of the race, but still perfectly able to guarantee energy and efficiency. The Roman airport of Fiumicino which, in this way, continues its race for decarbonisation. The inauguration also saw the presence of Adolfo UrsoBusiness Minister and Made in Italy.
From the car to the airport
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An answer that also goes to some electric car detractors who often battled on the issue of disposal of what is considered in all respects a refusal: the lithium battery. On the contrary, it must be said that when they are no longer suitable for automotive use, The batteries still retain a large part of their accumulation capacity. Hence the Pioneer project for Aeroporti di Roma. The “storage” system collects, retains and therefore returns energy by working in the system of solar panels and already existing batteries near the Roman airport. There Solar Farm larger available for a European airport. In doing so, Leonardo da Vinci airport benefits from clean and renewable energy both in the daytime and in the night. It should also be said that the Solar Farm of the capital already Conti already on an estimated energy production in 31 GW per year.
Batteries with at least 50 kWh
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At the center of the project there is a so -called Bess (Battery Energy Storage System) system made by Enel with a capacity of 10 MWH. Of these, As many as 3.9 MWh are guaranteed by 78 batteries from electric vehicles of the B segment produced on ECMP platform. Each battery retains up to 50 kWh of energy and comes from Nissan, Mercedes and Stellantis models. A decidedly heterogeneous mix that represents a technical challenge successfully overcome thanks to the integration work signed by Loccioni, an Italian specialist in the management of complex systems. But beyond technological innovation, the other value of the project is clearly environmental. In the next ten years, Pioneer will in fact allow to avoid the entry into the atmosphere of at least 16 thousand tons of carbon dioxide. A concrete step towards the “Net Zero” ambition of Italian airports, in line with the European decarbonisation strategies of the airport sector.
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