RWE Renewables

Europe
FES Iberia 2025: RWE Renewables Iberia prepares to lead energy storage

During his participation at FES Iberia 2025, Robert Navarro, Managing Director and CFO of RWE Renewables Iberia, stated that the company is advancing in storage solutions with a strategic long-term vision, anticipating regulatory developments. “We are entering this space more to learn how it works than because the numbers add up,” he affirms.

Canarias FES offshore wind

Spain
Canary Islands seeks to lead offshore wind and warns: “Spain is missing an industrial opportunity”

At FES Iberia 2025, which gathered over 400 renewable energy professionals, the Director General for Energy of the Canary Islands called for urgent action in offshore wind development. There are currently 25 projects under study in Gran Canaria, in what is considered one of the most thoroughly analyzed zones in Europe.

ABO Energy inaugurates its first green hydrogen project

Germany
ABO Energy inaugurates its first green hydrogen project

The project includes a wind turbine, a 5 MW electrolyser, and a hydrogen refuelling station. Its success supports other green hydrogen initiatives in Spain.

The Government Strengthens Resilience of the Electricity Transmission Network Measures within the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan 2021-2026 have been approved to facilitate the gradual integration of renewables and energy storage, meet the PNIEC targets, reduce consumer costs, and provide new connection points for emergency generation in the Canary Islands. Today, at the request of the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO), the Council of Ministers approved specific measures aimed at increasing the resilience of the electricity grid. These measures will be included as a second specific modification to the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan 2021-2026, following the first amendment in 2024. The plan comprises 65 actions designed to provide additional grid tools for voltage control, stability against oscillations, and overall reinforcement of the electricity system, both on the mainland and in the Canary and Balearic Islands. These measures include, for the first time, synchronous compensators on the mainland, as well as additional units in the islands. These devices offer dynamic voltage control, strategically distributed geographically to reinforce various regions and complement existing system equipment and solutions. Mainland, Canary Islands, and Balearics Eight compensators will be distributed across the mainland; two more in the Canary Islands—La Palma and Lanzarote—complementing those already planned for Gran Canaria and Tenerife; and one previously planned for Mallorca will be brought forward. These compensators also provide inertia to the system and allow increased grid capacity for new renewable generation, particularly in non-mainland systems. The modification also includes a Flexible Alternating Current Transmission System (FACTS) in Catalonia, close to interconnections with the rest of Europe, to help dampen system oscillations, alongside the renovation and installation of new reactors for improved distributed voltage control. Some substations will be expanded, and additional switching relays will be installed. Finally, new positions will be included to connect emergency generation systems in the Canary Islands, supplementing other joint initiatives by MITECO and the regional government to strengthen electricity supply in the archipelago. Anticipating Technical Solutions and Consumer Savings This new modification to the current planning is exceptional under Royal Decree-Law 7/2025, dated 24 June. It is the first modification focused solely on reinforcing grid operations and control, unlike previous amendments addressing demands for new generation and consumption, issues set to be covered by the upcoming 2025-2030 plan. The measures approved today have two primary objectives: Anticipating technical solutions for an increasingly renewable electricity system, aligned with the 81% renewable electricity generation target set by the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan 2023-2030 (PNIEC). Reducing the need for Red Eléctrica to implement technical restrictions when managing the system, saving an estimated €200 million annually. The approved measures decrease reliance on technical constraints mechanisms, which typically involve connecting generation plants operating at minimum technical capacity when their energy is not needed but their voltage control services are. Such operation displaces more competitive energy sources, leading to higher costs for consumers. Thus, by providing direct voltage control capabilities from the grid, these measures will reduce dependence on these mechanisms, generating economic savings, facilitating renewable energy integration, and lowering fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Lower Environmental Impact Generally, the proposed measures do not require new land occupation as they will mainly be installed within existing grid infrastructure. Consequently, to accelerate deployment, these measures will bypass the usual consultation process, reducing authorisation timelines by half for state-level approvals. The current electricity planning already underwent a specific modification in April 2024, incorporating 73 actions involving €489 million, mainly addressing new demand and generation connection projects. This second exceptional modification, focused on grid resilience, entails an investment of €750 million, bringing the total investment for the planning horizon of 2026 to €8.203 billion.

Spain
The government strengthens resilience of the electricity transmission network

Measures within the Electricity Transmission Network Development Plan 2021-2026 have been approved to facilitate the gradual integration of renewables and energy storage, meet the PNIEC targets, reduce consumer costs, and provide new connection points for emergency generation in the Canary Islands.

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July 7, 2025Grupo Fe Energy highlights data centres as a stabilising force for Spain’s power system at FES Iberia 2025

Spain
Grupo Fe Energy highlights data centres as a stabilising force for Spain’s power system at FES Iberia 2025

During the “Boosting demand and new opportunities” panel at FES Iberia 2025, led by Grupo Fe Energy CEO Alberto García Feijoo, experts analysed how data centres could add up to 730 MW of consumption within two years and become the foundation of stable demand to support the electricity grid. The panel also addressed regulatory barriers, PPAs, and untapped investment potential.

July 7, 2025Galicia urges offshore wind auctions and grid planning: “The blackout decree must be matched with a national strategy”

Spain
Galicia urges offshore wind auctions and grid planning: “The blackout decree must be matched with a national strategy”

The Director General of Energy Planning and Mining of the Xunta de Galicia warns that the region has the full value chain to lead offshore wind development in Spain. However, regulatory delays and lack of grid planning are holding progress back. He calls for urgent auctions, an agile national strategy to complement the new blackout decree, and faster planning of the power grid.

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July 7, 2025Galicia urges offshore wind auctions and grid planning: “The blackout decree must be matched with a national strategy”

Spain
Galicia urges offshore wind auctions and grid planning: “The blackout decree must be matched with a national strategy”

The Director General of Energy Planning and Mining of the Xunta de Galicia warns that the region has the full value chain to lead offshore wind development in Spain. However, regulatory delays and lack of grid planning are holding progress back. He calls for urgent auctions, an agile national strategy to complement the new blackout decree, and faster planning of the power grid.

July 7, 2025Galicia urges offshore wind auctions and grid planning: “The blackout decree must be matched with a national strategy”

Spain
Galicia urges offshore wind auctions and grid planning: “The blackout decree must be matched with a national strategy”

The Director General of Energy Planning and Mining of the Xunta de Galicia warns that the region has the full value chain to lead offshore wind development in Spain. However, regulatory delays and lack of grid planning are holding progress back. He calls for urgent auctions, an agile national strategy to complement the new blackout decree, and faster planning of the power grid.

January 27, 2025120 GW deficit: Poland’s capacity market and the urgent need to balance renewables with flexible generation

Grzegorz Onichimowski

President

PSE

Poland
120 GW deficit: Poland’s capacity market and the urgent need to balance renewables with flexible generation

In the 2024 energy auctions, Poland awarded more than 1.6 GW of renewable capacity, with 91% allocated to photovoltaic projects. Maciej Jakubik, an expert in EU regulations and policies at Forum Energii, explains to Strategic Energy Europe the reason behind this phenomenon and the regulatory challenges faced by wind projects.

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23 April

Storage: Opportunities in Latin America

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20 and 21 May

2° edition Storage, Renewable and Electric Vehicles Integration Forum.

Webinar

23 July

Renewables: Key Opportunities in Latin America

Webinar

24 September

CEOs in Renewables: Leadership Webinar

July 3, 2025DALIA, the Aerolaser solution redefining smart infrastructure inspection

Europe
DALIA, the Aerolaser solution redefining smart infrastructure inspection

During her presentation at FES Iberia 2025, Carmen Sánchez, Business Development Director at Aerolaser, revealed how DALIA has already transformed the inspection of more than 300,000 km of infrastructure, with a strong focus on renewable energy networks. The tool leverages artificial intelligence, geospatial analytics, and automation to anticipate risks and optimize decision-making.

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