What is Malta's Energy & Climate Strategy?

This project is in alignment with Malta’s energy and climate strategies, as it emphasises the integration of energy emanating from renewable sources and the mitigation of energy curtailment, thus enhancing energy security and reducing carbon emissions.

Are solid-state batteries a good development option?

The high energy density of solid-state batteries still holds great development prospects, and cleaner technology and energy, as well as higher energy density, remain the direction of battery development. Ziyi Liu: Writing – original draft, Methodology, Data curation.

Do solid-state batteries have a significant impact?

But in the material footprint, both functional units of solid-state batteries have a significant impact. The high energy density of solid-state batteries still holds great development prospects, and cleaner technology and energy, as well as higher energy density, remain the direction of battery development.

What is a battery energy storage system (BESS)?

Interconnect Malta Ltd. (ICM) has been entrusted the responsibility to implement two Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) to be connected to the Maltese National electric grid network. BESS is essentially a group of large batteries configured to store and dispatch electrical energy with very fast response when required.

What is the difference between a solid-state battery and a battery LTO?

Considering the energy density of the battery, with a functional unit of 1kWh, the high energy density of solid-state batteries significantly reduces their environmental impact, while traditional battery LTO increases its environmental impact due to the lower battery energy density.

What if Malta is isolated from the Italian Grid?

Provide fast frequency and voltage stabilisation to the Maltese grid in case Malta is isolated from the Italian grid because of maintenance or faults. ERA reviews the Project Description Statement and confirms that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is not required