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BW ESS plans more than €1bn in battery projects in Italy
Battery storage company BW ESS is expanding in Italy with a portfolio it says could attract more than €1 billion in investment.
It has projects under construction with a combined capacity of about 200 megawatts and 1.4 gigawatt-hours.
The company also has 1 gigawatt of fully approved projects, developed through partnerships, which it aims to install by 2030.
BW ESS was founded in 2021 and operates in six countries; it is part of the Singapore-based BW Group.
Ivan Niosi has become BW ESS’s executive director after senior roles at Shell, and will lead its growth in Italy.
The company entered Italy through a partnership with battery-storage developer ACL Energy, which gave it access to a 2-gigawatt portfolio.
BW ESS plans another partnership with a major Italian energy company, to be announced in the coming months.
BW ESS says its Italian battery-storage project pipeline could attract more than €1 billion in investment in coming years.
The company has about 200 MW of projects under construction in Italy, with a capacity of 1.4 GWh.
It also has 1 GW of fully authorised projects in Italy, which it aims to install by 2030.
BW ESS entered the Italian market through a partnership with battery-storage developer Acl Energy.
Ivan Niosi became BW ESS’s executive director on October 12, after previously holding roles at Shell.
- Who
- BW ESS, an international battery-storage operator, and its executive director, Ivan Niosi.
- What
- The company has a pipeline of Italian battery projects expected to attract more than €1 billion in investment.
- When
- The projects are at different stages; BW ESS aims to install its 1 GW of fully authorised projects by 2030.
- Where
- Italy.
- Why
- BW ESS says it is growing through partnerships to address gaps across the energy-storage value chain.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
BW Group entered the energy sector through BW Energy.
BW ESS, focused exclusively on battery-storage systems, was established.
Ivan Niosi became BW ESS’s executive director, according to the article published the following day.
- Projects under construction in Italy
- About 200 MW and 1.4 GWh of capacity
- Fully authorised Italian projects
- 1 GW, targeted for installation by 2030
- Potential investment in Italian pipeline
- More than €1 billion
- Italian market entry
- Partnership with Acl Energy
- BW ESS established
- 2021
What people are saying
In Italy, we currently have projects under construction for about 200 MW, with a capacity of 1.4 GWh. We also have an additional 1 GW of fully authorised plants, developed through strategic partnerships, with the aim of installing them by 2030: overall, this portfolio is expected to attract more than €1 billion in corporate investment in the coming years.
The cornerstone principle of this company has always been to grow through partnerships.
It is really difficult to think that we can be the best in every segment of the value chain; it simply isn’t possible.
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