Italy, June 3, 2025: Enel and Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) have officially launched the Pioneer project, a groundbreaking energy storage initiative designed to accelerate decarbonisation efforts at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport. . Enel's Pioneer project is expected to last 10 to 15 years and has been integrated with Rome-Fiumicino airport's Solar Farm, self-consumption PV system. From ESS News Italy's largest second-life battery energy storage system was officially launched at Rome-Fiumicino airport yesterday. State-owned. . 10 MWh energy storage system repurposes 762 end-of-life EV batteries, supporting peak power needs and decarbonization. Expected CO₂ reduction of 16,000 tons over the next decade—supporting Fiumicino's Net Zero by 2030 target. The advanced system repurposes used EV batteries from multiple. . The Rome-Fiumicino Airport will decarbonize by integrating second-life batteries into an energy storage system. Loccioni, a key system integrator, has announced the successful development and implementation of PIONEER (airPort sustaInability secONd lifE battEry stoRage), an innovative. . Italy's largest and busiest airport has integrated a total of 162 recycled Nissan Leaf and Stellantis batteries in an innovative battery energy storage system (BESS) to support its goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2030. Led by the country's leading electricity and gas distributor Enel and. .
