Spanish utility Iberdrola and power conversion specialist firm Ingeteam have partnered to hybridise Spanish operational PV plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS).

A 130MWh battery energy storage system owned by the Australian arm of Iberdrola has officially entered AEMO’s Market Management System.

India and Spain both saw major developments in their respective pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) sectors yesterday (26 September).

The Australian arm of Spain-based utility and IPP Iberdrola has started building a solar-plus-storage project with a 180MW/260MWh BESS in Queensland.

Utility and independent power producer (IPP) Iberdrola will deploy battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Spain adding up to 150MW/300MWh, to be co-located with existing PV plants.

Another serving of news in brief from around the world in energy storage.

Mining giant Glencore, Spain-based utility Iberdrola and commercial waste management firm FCC are partnering to develop lithium-ion battery circularity solutions, including recycling and second life.

Spanish utility Iberdrola has inaugurated its ‘Tâmega Gigabattery’ in northern Portugal, a renewable energy complex including pumped hydro with an energy storage capacity of 40GWh.

Iberdrola has commissioned a battery storage system in Ireland that will contribute to grid security as more renewables come online.

Energy conversion equipment specialist Ingeteam has supplied a battery energy storage system (BESS) for the Puertollano facility in Spain, the world’s largest operational green hydrogen plant.