IPP Zelestra and power firm and utility EDP have agreed two new hybrid PPAs in Spain, adding 181MWdc of solar and 462MWh BESS to their existing co-operation. 

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Gotion and Volkswagen AG will establish three joint ventures to manufacture lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries and battery materials in Valencia (Spain), Surany (Slovakia), and Kenitra (Morocco).

Spain’s recent proposal for data centres could be the catalyst the country’s energy storage market has been waiting for, argues Ignacio López Martín from developer Capflex Energía.

At last week’s Battery & Energy Tech Expo in Barcelona, Spain, panellists highlighted some of the challenges that companies are facing for a faster deployment of BESS.

BESS owner-operator BW ESS has progressed large-scale projects in Italy and Spain, totalling almost 1.2GWh and set to come online in 2027/28. 

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Spanish renewables developer Acciona Energía has unveiled plans to install two battery energy storage systems (BESS).

The Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition (MITECO) has awarded €360 million (US$415 million) to 1.14GW of solar PV co-located with battery energy storage system (BESS) projects.

IPP Prosalia has commissioned a 15MW/60MWh battery storage system at a solar PV plant in Portugal, while power group EDP has added one to a hybrid wind and solar project in Spain.