Spain installed 3.2 GW of solar last year
According to Spain’s renewable energy association, APPA Renovables, of the solar capacity deployed last year, 623 MW was for distributed generation PV and 2,633 MW came from utility scale solar plants.
Spain’s Endesa unveils ambitious plans for green hydrogen
The Spanish power utility announced it wants to deploy 23 green hydrogen projects by 2024. The company plans to build around 340 MW of electrolyzer capacity.
Solar for self-consumption keeps growing in Spain
Around 569 MW of new PV systems were installed last year under the country’s rules for self-consumption. Around 56% of this capacity was deployed in the industrial segment, while commercial installations had a 23% share.
Winners, prices of Spain’s latest renewables auction
A number of companies spoke to pv magazine this week about the results of Spain’s latest clean-energy auction.
Spanish renewables auction secures lowest price of €0.01498/kWh
The Spanish authorities awarded about 2.04 GW of PV and 998 MW of wind capacity, out of a total allocation of approximately 3.03 GW. The average price for solar was €0.02447/kWh.
Spanish PV struggling with snowfalls caused by Storm Filomena
While Spain is struggling with the largest snowfall since 1971, pv magazine editor Alejandro Diego Rosell has asked two Spanish experts what the consequences of the massive snow loads produced by Storm Filomena will be on solar installations. According to them, some PV systems may stop working completely and component failures may not be excluded.
Ellomay energizes 300 MW solar park in Spain
The Talasol project is currently Spain’s third largest operational PV plant. The facility is currently selling power to the spot market.
Bruc Energy, Alter Enersun partner on 550 MW of PV projects in Spain
The companies say the agreement is the result of their complementary strengths and long-term vision of the renewable energy production business in Spain.
Endesa connects first two PV plants in Seville
Spain’s largest utility has completed the installation of its first two PV plants to be connected to the grid in the Andalusian province of Seville. The €70 million project is seen as a pioneering example of agrivoltaics for the company.
Work begins on Spain’s largest PV plant for self-consumption
The facility is expected to cover around 25% of the consumption of the Brilen / Novapet industrial complex, located in the Polígono Valle del Cinca de Barbastro, in the eastern Aragon province of Huesca.
