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Why is Spain behind in energy storage?

During a panel at Sungrow’s event, Alberto Quesada, head of engineering at renewables developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) explained the reason for the Spanish market to be behind in the energy storage scene is due to the lack of specific regulation and a lack of capacity market, adding: “You can only go to the wholesale market.”

Will long-duration energy storage reduce economic curtailment in Spain?

A report last year by Aurora Energy Research highlighted that 5% of Spain’s renewable energy generation could face economic curtailment between 2025 and 2030, which Quesada said was expected to increase in the coming year. However, long-duration energy storage (LDES) could reduce or eliminate these constraints with the deployment of 15GW LDES.

How many battery storage projects will Izcue build in Spain?

It will deploy six 25MW/50MWh lithium-ion systems in the regions of Castilla y León, Extremadura, Castilla La Mancha and Andalusia. However, with the results of an upcoming 2.4GWh Spanish standalone energy storage tender to be unveiled, in the coming months, Izcue expects the size of battery storage projects built to increase.

Will Spain's energy storage projects be smaller?

Spain’s energy storage tenders Izcue added that with Spain’s first tender for energy storage to be co-located with renewables – which awarded 1.8GWh of capacity – projects are expected to be much smaller, as is the case of Spanish utility Iberdrola which was awarded 300MW of BESS to be co-located with existing solar PV plants.

What is the smallest energy storage system?

P50 (VCUBE50) is the smallest of the E22’s VCUBE series. This electrical 50kW energy storage system is an electro-chemical all vanadium product with four (4) hours of energy storage ready to discharge at rated power.