Date: March 5, 2026
Venue: Rimini Expo Centre, Vision Arena, Hall D3

2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

EUPD Research Conference Session | Powering Italy’s Storage Decade: Markets, Technologies & the Road to 72 GWh

Italy has emerged as one of Europe’s fastest-growing energy-storage markets, achieving nearly 19 GWh of cumulative ESS by 2025 and installing a record ~6 GWh in 2025 alone, driven largely by utility-scale project build-out. While the residential market has slowed due to changes in the Superbonus policy, the commercial & industrial (C&I) and large-scale storage sectors are now positioned for strong and sustained growth. With Italy targeting ~72 GWh of installed storage by 2030 and preparing for major grid-scale procurement rounds such as the MACSE auctions started in 2025, the coming years will be decisive for the deployment of advanced technologies, new business models, and services essential for integrating Italy’s rapidly expanding renewable energy fleet.

This 90-minute session at KEY 2026 Rimini brings together leaders from research institutions, market analysts, policymakers, industry associations, and technology manufacturers. It highlights forward-looking trends in large-scale and C&I storage, covering new technologies, regulations, market structures, and investment drivers that will shape the next decade of Italian and European ESS markets.

Key topics:

• Italy 2030: Accelerating Toward a 72 GWh Energy-Storage Future
• Grid-Scale Auctions & MACSE: The New Era of Utility Storage Deployment
• C&I Energy Storage 2.0: Unlocking Value Stacking and Industrial Flexibility
• Beyond Lithium: The Technologies Powering Italy’s Next Storage Decade

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