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Markets & Policy
Spain announces 820 MW of energy storage projects for Q4 2024 applications More than 182 MW of the battery energy storage systems (BESS) highlighted in Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE) are for hybridization with existing solar and wind generation capacity.
Jose Pedrosa
Jan 13, 2025
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Applications & Installations
Madrid’s residential solar self-consumption rates hit 30% to 70% Researchers in Spain have calculated the potential self-sufficiency of rooftop solar in eight districts of Madrid, Spain. They have found that single-family homes can achieve self-sufficiency rates of more than 70%, while urban areas with high-rise buildings reach 30%.
Jose Pedrosa, Pilar Sánchez Molina
Sep 19, 2024
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Applications & Installations
Iberdrola installs 80 kW PV system at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao The solar array installed by Iberdrola consists of 300 FuturaSun solar panels, which have been chromatically integrated into the two largest roofs of the Frank Gehry building. The PV system will allow for annual self-consumption of 80 MWh.
Jose Pedrosa
Jul 29, 2024
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Sivortex project Teruel
Applications & Installations
Sivortex unveils Spanish PPA project that combines 100 MW PV and 200 MWh of liquid CO2 With a budget of €120 million, the largest such project in Europe would generate renewable energy through a PPA for shared self-consumption.
Jose Pedrosa
Jun 21, 2024
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Solar PV tree in Valencia
Markets & Policy
Valencia using PV trees to recharge small electric vehicles, mobile devices The city of Valencia, Spain, has installed solar trees to recharge small electric vehicles and mobile devices, with a total investment of about €370,000 ($395,600). Each solar tree can generate up to 5,600 kWh per year.
Jose Pedrosa
Jun 14, 2024