When will 'Black Bess' project be completed in Italy?

The four sites in central-southern Italy are being called the ‘Black BESS’ project and will be completed by the first half of 2024. Alongside three other groups of projects, called Green, Blue and Yellow BESS, the project will contribute to Altea Green Power’s 2GW BESS portfolio in Italy.

How long will Bess projects take in Italy?

By 2026, in Italy, we aim to reach 5.5GW by making available all our engineering know-how gained over the years, thus consolidating our role as a reference player”. BESS projects in Italy are likely to have a 4-5 hour duration as most of their activity will be energy-intensive activities like load shifting or capacity market provision.

When will a Bess plant be built in Italy?

Between April and June 2023, we started the construction of new BESS plants in several Italian regions, with a total capacity of 1.6 GW expected by the end of 2024. Many of these plants are located on the sites of old thermal power plants, and this is a virtuous example of the circular economy. Nor does innovation stop here.

Is Altea a Bess company?

Altea describes itself as a developer and EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) firm and recently discussed a separate 2GW pipeline of BESS it was selling in Italy with (Premium access). The company is also developing BESS projects in the ERCOT market in the US state of Texas.