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.

Program

14:00 Italy’s Next Storage Wave: Scaling Markets, Technologies & the Path to 72 GWh
Daniel Fuchs, Chief Customer Officer, EUPD Research

14:15 The Italian Storage Market: An Investor’s Perspective
Paolo Galli, Head of Acquisitions and Finance, Tages Capital SGR

14:30 Trading Flexibility at Scale in 2026: What’s Next for Italy’s Storage Market from an Energy Trader’s View
Michele Pissarello, Country Lead Italy, Entrix

14:45 Scaling Flexibility for a Secure Power System: Alpiq’s Path to a GW-Scale Battery Storage Portfolio
Antonio Zecchino, BESS Technical Lead, Alpiq AG

15:00 The Centrality of BESS in the Evolution of Italy’s Electrical System
Giuseppe Artizzu, Chief Executive Officer, NHOA Energy

15:15 Energy Storage in Italy: What We See on the Ground
Davide Lonardi, Country Manager Italy, SKYWORTH PV

15:30 Closing