Pilar Sánchez Molina
Firefighter injured in solar-plus-storage explosion and fire in Spain
The fire, which affected a photovoltaic installation in a container with batteries at the port of Gandia, started at 6:14 p.m. on January 4.
Spanish startup deploys utility-scale batteries made from used EV devices
The Port of Alicante will install three 7 MW systems, each comprised of hundreds of 14 kW modules assembled by Spanish startup GDV.
Renewables supply 71% of Portugal’s electricity in 2024, led by solar
Renewables supplied 71% of Portugal’s electricity in 2024, including 10% from solar, as production hit a record 36.7 TWh, according to grid operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN).
Enel to retrofit battery storage at century-old pumped hydro storage plant
Enel will retrofit a battery energy storage system (BESS) at its pumped hydro storage plant in Bergamo, northern Italy. The EU-backed BESS will serve as an additional energy reservoir, ensuring an uninterrupted power supply.
ABB to acquire Gamesa’s power electronics, storage business
ABB has agreed to purchase Gamesa’s power electronics and storage business, which produces doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) wind converters, industrial battery energy storage systems (BESS), and utility-scale solar inverters.
BLS plans 1 GW fab to make battery-powered electrolyzers
Battolyser Systems’ (BLS) product is a patented dual-purpose electrolyzer with a battery function.
Spanish company fined for selling solar power at night
The Spanish authorities have hit renewable energy supplier Contigo Energía with a €6 million ($6.3 million) fine for selling PV energy at night.
Spanish researchers find revamping modules and inverters is the most profitable strategy
A group of researchers have carried out a techno-economic analysis of three revamping strategies for an operating photovoltaic power plant in southeast Spain. They found the highest production value by installed power is obtained when both the modules and inverters are replaced.
Spain’s Acciona Energía to develop agrivoltaics over canal
The agrivoltaic project, with a production capacity of up to 5,011 MW, will cover 2 km of the Orellana Canal in Cáceres, western Spain.
Barcelona testing PV shade canopies
The Barcelona City Council is piloting two solar system prototypes designed to provide shade, generate power, and filter air.
