Used EV Batteries Power Renewable Energy Push at Rome Airport

Used EV batteries power renewable energy push at Rome airport

The Japanese carmaker has provided 84 used Leaf battery packs for a large energy storage system designed to help the airport reduce its carbon footprint.

Second life EV batteries power energy storage at airport and construction sites

Repurposed EV batteries have been integrated into an energy storage system at an Italian airport and in Ally Energy’s portable BESS solution.

Nissan Leaf batteries get second life powering Rome airport

Old Nissan Leafs are helping power Italy’s busiest airport as part of a new project to extend the usefulness of EVs that have reached the end of the road. The partnership between Nissan and Aeroporti di Roma’s (ADR) Fiumicino Airport, has seen 84 reconditioned Leaf batteries turned into large-scale energy storage to help power the airport and support its net-zero goals. In total they contribute 2.1MWh of storage capacity to a wider 10MWh Battery…

Nissan Leaf EV batteries find second life as battery storage at Rome Airport

Nissan Energy has assisted Aeroporti di Roma Fiumicino with a new second-life battery storage system composing of repurposed Nissan Leaf batteries, as the airport works towards its own net-zero goals. Using 84 end-of-life Nissan Leaf EV batteries, the reconditioned batteries will be used to supply 2.1MWh worth of energy storage to Enel’s large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at the airport. Combined with an on-site solar farm, the com…

Nissan LEAF batteries start their second life with Pioneer at Italy’s largest airport

Nissan is delivering clean energy at scale through its contribution to a cutting-edge Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for Aeroporti di Roma’s (ADR) Fiumicino Airport – Italy’s largest international transport hub.The post Nissan LEAF batteries start their second life with Pioneer at Italy’s largest airport appeared first on Electric Cars Report.