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NEC And Acea To Provide Energy Storage Systems For Rome Smart Grid Project

February 15, 201313 years Nicholas Brown 0 Comments

NEC Italia, which is a subsidiary of NEC Europe, and Acea Spa, an Italian utility serving the Rome metropolitan area, have announced an agreement to develop innovative lithium-ion battery storage systems to be implemented in Acea’s primary and secondary power substations. This agreement was signed in December 2012, and it … [continued]

Rome Welcomes EVs With Toshiba Smart Grid

September 26, 201115 years charis 2 Comments

The city of Rome, Italy is poised to welcome electric cars to its streets, according to Toshiba. The electronics giant announced this week that its Italian subsidiary Ansaldo Transmissione & Distribuzione S.p.A (Ansaldo T&D) won a contract to supply a smart grid distribution system to ACEA Distribuzione S.p.A (Gruppo ACEA), one of Italy’s leading public utilities. The system will include solar power arrays and storage batteries, as well as a control unit and smart meters.