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Enel and Brenmiller Energy Inaugurate “TES”, an Innovative Rock-Based Storage System in Tuscany, Italy

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Friday, November 4, 2022

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  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221104005085/en/
    Enel and Brenmiller's first-of-its-kind Thermal Energy Storage (TES) system at the Santa Barbara power plant in Tuscany, Italy (Photo: Business Wire)
    The goal of this Thermal Energy Storage (TES) project is to build an innovative thermal storage system in Santa Barbara, which is completely sustainable and capable of accelerating the energy transition.
  • Brenmiller Energy developed the technology in Israel and supplied the storage system; Enel integrated the system with its Santa Barbara power plant and helped to validate its performance in a real environment.
  • Our TES system at Enels Santa Barbara power plant in Tuscany is the first-ever system of its kind to provide utility-scale thermal energy storage and offers commercial and industrial users a viable path towards decarbonization, said Avi Brenmiller, Chairman and CEO of Brenmiller Energy.
  • Brenmiller Energy delivers scalable thermal energy storage solutions and services that allow customers to cost-effectively decarbonize their operations.