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EnBW and Zelestra partner on major battery storage project ? unlocking about 1.2 GWh of ...
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Fusion42 · 16 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
EnBW, Germany's largest energy company, has signed a long-term tolling agreement with Zelestra for 300 MW of 4-hour battery storage capacity (1.2 GWh) at a facility in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The partnership signals major utility investment in grid-scale battery infrastructure to support renewable energy integration in Europe.
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A top-three European utility just committed long-term capex to someone else's battery asset instead of building its own. If you supply cells, BMS software, thermal management, or grid interconnect hardware, EnBW now has a 1.2 GWh pipeline it needs to fill—and a precedent showing utilities will pay tolls rather than own.
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