KrakenNews · 2025-09-11 00:00

Kraken partners with ENGIE to manage a 37.5MW battery storage portfolio in Italy, enhancing grid flexibility and renewable energy integration.

Kraken has partnered with ENGIE to manage its Italian battery storage sites, beginning with 37.5MW of assets in Sicily and Terni, utilizing Kraken's AI-powered operating system for real-time control and dispatch.

This collaboration marks Kraken's entry into the Italian large-scale generation market and is crucial for Italy's energy transition by maximizing renewable use, reducing grid congestion, and supporting the country's ambitious 2030 storage targets.

Fast Facts

·Partnership: Kraken and ENGIE
·Technology: Kraken's AI-powered operating system
·Initial capacity: 37.5 MW
·Initial locations: Sicily and Terni, Italy
·Objective: Manage battery storage, enhance grid flexibility, integrate renewables
·Market entry: Kraken's first step in Italian large-scale generation market
·Italy's 2030 storage target: 71.5 GWh (estimated by Terna)
·Kraken's existing portfolio: 4GW of grid-scale storage and renewable sites across Europe

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Kraken partners with ENGIE to manage a 37.5MW battery storage portfolio in Italy, enhancing grid flexibility and renewable energy integration.