17 May 2022

GES and the IPCEI project: €53 million for hydrogen battery development

GES and the IPCEI project: €53 million for hydrogen battery development

The news that Green Energy Storage has gained access to €53 million within the European IPCEI project has attracted significant attention across the Italian national media. The funding represents an important recognition of GES's research and development journey and of its hydrogen battery project, designed to address the growing need for long-duration energy storage. The achievement received extensive coverage from both national and specialised media.

Green Energy Storage's IPCEI project in the media

Following the announcement, the news was covered by several Italian media outlets: The media coverage reflects the growing interest in new energy storage technologies and in the role of Italian research within the development of a European battery value chain.

Salvatore Pinto at the AIEE conference on energy storage

The topic was also discussed during the conference “A paradigm shift for energy storage systems?”, organised by the Italian Association of Energy Economists (AIEE) in Rome on 28 April 2022. During the event, which also addressed the potential of Long Duration Energy Storage, Green Energy Storage President Salvatore Pinto presented the technological solution developed by GES within the IPCEI project. His presentation can be watched in the full conference video, from 1:07:00 to 1:49:50. To learn more about Green Energy Storage's research and development activities, explore GES projects and assets.

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