Old Nissan Leaf batteries begin a second life at Italy's largest airport
Nissan has supplied 84 discarded batteries from Nissan Leaf electric hatchbacks for an energy storage system at Rome's Fiumicino Airport, Italy's largest international transport hub.
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The total capacity of the Pioneer storage system is 10 MW⋅h. Nissan supplied the batteries with a total capacity of 2.1 MW⋅h to system integrator Loccioni, which is adapting and integrating them into Enel's energy storage system.
The Pioneer storage units are combined with a 55,000-panel solar farm that will generate up to 31 GW⋅h of green energy per year for the airport terminals.
The project utilises third generation (30 kW⋅h) and fourth generation (40 kW⋅h) batteries from high mileage vehicles and warranty returns. The batteries have been requalified to meet stringent safety standards. Nissan predicts the airport batteries to last more than 6-7 years with daily use.
Nissan has previously implemented similar projects with Loccioni and Enel in Spain and other countries, proving the effectiveness of electric vehicle battery reuse technology.
Source: Nissan
