NEC, Enel Distribuzione to Cooperate on Next-gen Smart Grid Technologies

NEC Corp. and Enel Distribuzione, the Distribution System Operator of Enel SpA, have launched a strategic partnership on the development of new technologies and solutions in the domain of Smart Grids. Under the partnership, Enel Distribuzione and NEC will undertake joint feasibility studies as well as deploying advanced, flexible and cost-effective solutions for smart grids, focusing in particular on energy storage. The partnership will leverage on NEC's expertise in intelligent systems for energy collection and storage.

The two companies will launch a pilot project testing energy solution systems based on lithium ion batteries, developed by NEC and applied to the Enel distribution network. Within the framework of the agreement, the two companies will leverage their technological and operational assets to jointly evaluate a wide set of solutions for Smart Grid and Smart Cities. These solutions will initially be analyzed and tested in Italy.

The agreement also encompasses a range of additional areas and technologies related to smart city projects. This is a sector in which Enel is already an active player, working with various municipal authorities, serving as the ‘voice‘ for existing technologies and their energy efficiency capacity, by developing smart grid technologies, e-mobility and energy efficiency projects for end-users.

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