Enel Green Power has started the operation of a photovoltaic plant equipped with state-of-the-art storage technology at Trino, in the province of Vercelli, in the Piedmont region. This makes Trino the home to the largest operating solar farm in northern Italy.
The 160,000 photovoltaic panels harness the sun’s energy to produce zero-emission electricity. The solar farm has an installed capacity of about 87 MW and will produce approximately 130 GWh per year. It will provide green energy to meet the energy needs of roughly 47,000 households, therefore avoiding the emission of 56,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere and saving 29 million cubic meters of gas, which will be replaced with locally produced renewable energy. The plant is integrated with a 25 MW lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a storage capacity of 100 MWh, which will ensure proper operation of the electrical system and will provide ancillary services to the grid. Furthermore, an additional, larger storage system is scheduled for installation at the site soon.
