FES Iberia Renewables & Storage set to launch Future Energy Summit 2026 Tour
Madrid will host the flagship energy event on February 12, 2026, with energy storage at the core of the Iberian renewable transition
Madrid will host the flagship energy event on February 12, 2026, with energy storage at the core of the Iberian renewable transition
The new Cegasa industrial facility will reach 600 MWh per year in its first phase and will triple that figure by 2027. In an exclusive interview with Energía Estratégica, Carlos Infante details the technological profile of the BESS systems, their application in large-scale projects, and analyses the factors that are accelerating the Spanish energy storage market.
While most companies aim to compete with Asia, HelloNext has chosen a different path: partnering with Asian manufacturers and designing energy storage solutions in Europe that are already attracting interest from EV charging hubs, petrol stations and heavy industry. With projects scaling up to 30 MWh, the company is making a strong entry into a market that is beginning to redefine the future of energy.
The FEDER programme achieved a specific cost of €64933/MWh for stand-alone storage systems, compared with the €111000/MWh estimated for MACSE in Italy. Although Italian projects have an average duration of seven hours, versus four hours under the Spanish scheme, “the Spanish approach appears to have been more efficient for the public administration,” said Raúl García, director of ASEALEN.
The latest decision by Spain’s National Commission for Markets and Competition (CNMC) establishes a new regulatory framework that redefines the technical criteria used to assess grid-access applications for electricity consumption, covering both large industrial users and battery energy storage systems (BESS) connected to the power system. As part of the rollout, on 2 February the national transmission system operator, Red Eléctrica de España (REE), will launch a new digital tool.
Carmen López, Director of Renewable Energy and the Electricity Market at Spain’s Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE), outlined the new funding lines soon to be launched to deploy the remaining EU budget, boosting prospects for storage, repowering and innovative renewable solutions.