Pilar Sánchez Molina
Spain launches call for access to 3.68 GW of grid capacity
The Spanish government has kicked off its first grid-access tender for 3,681 MW at eight transmission nodes across six regions, targeting areas with large-scale industrial demand.
Argentina’s first energy storage tender secures 1.35 GW of bids
Argentina’s first energy storage tender drew 1.347 GW of bids from 15 companies proposing 27 projects, exceeding the 500 MW target and representing more than $1 billion in pledged investment.
Mexico introduces new rules for self-consumption
Mexico’s energy regulator has issued new provisions to streamline the permitting process for self-consumption power plants between 0.7 MW and 20 MW, aiming to improve legal certainty for project developers.
Iberdrola plans 1.32 GW pumped-hydro storage project in Portugal
Iberdrola has started approval processes for a 1.32 GW pumped-hydro storage project in Portugal. The Proyecto de Aprovechamiento Hidroeléctrico de Minhéu is set to become the country’s largest facility of its kind once completed.
Spain pairs battery storage with 26% of new rooftop PV systems in 2024
Around one-quarter of all new rooftop PV systems installed in Spain in 2024 included battery storage, underscoring continual growth in distributed energy, despite a decline in total installed storage capacity.
Spain PV prices to fall amid curtailment, weak demand
Carmen Izquierdo, CEO of Spain-based nTeaser, tells pv magazine that current PV project pricing in Spain “can lay the foundations for a more rational and sustainable ecosystem in the long term.”
Batteries with 200 Wh/kW solar ratio could ease curtailment in Spain
Researchers say curtailment of solar energy in Spain over the past two years has significant energy and economic impacts, but battery storage can help mitigate the problem. They calculated its effect on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present value (NPV).
Fraunhofer activates Europe’s biggest vanadium flow battery
Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) has commissioned Europe’s largest vanadium redox flow battery, a 2 MW/20 MWh pilot facility in Germany.
Spain approves legislation to encourage energy storage, flexibility
The Spanish government has approved legislation to strengthen its electricity system following the major power outage the country experienced in April.
EU publishes non-price criteria for renewables auctions
The European Union has adopted new rules requiring member states to include non-price criteria such as sustainability, resilience, and project execution in renewable energy auctions.
