NEC Corporation has announced the commissioning of an Energy Storage System (ESS) for Enel Group subsidiary Enel Distribuzione. The ESS can store two megawatt hours (2MWh) of renewable power for release into the grid as required.
The ESS has been connected to the Chiaravalle primary substation in the region of Calabria, where renewable energy sources have been widely implemented. With NEC’s ESS, Enel Distribuzione is conducting a series of trials of a range of peak shaving, power balancing, power quality, voltage regulation and frequency regulation capabilities. NEC’s ESS will eventually be integrated with Enel’s smart grid infrastructure which is based on an automated meter management system with smart meters installed at homes, offices and factories, in addition to new innovative big data analytics and IT systems to provide a two-way, real-time information exchange of electricity demand.
