by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 12, 2025
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.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 12, 2025
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.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 11, 2025
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.
by Juan Ignacio Barrea | Dec 11, 2025
During an exclusive interview with Energía Estratégica at Genera 2025, the company’s Regional Director for Southern Europe outlined why this is a decisive moment for integrating energy storage with grid-flexibility services, and revealed the commercial milestones guiding the firm’s entry into new strategic markets.
by Juan Ignacio Barrea | Dec 10, 2025
In an in-depth interview, Axial’s founder and CEO reflects on how his background in basketball influenced his leadership style, the strategic decisions that propelled the Spanish solar-tracker manufacturer to sustained double-digit growth, and his view of where the global PV market is heading. A candid and strategic conversation with one of the industry’s most respected voices.
by Emilia Lardizabal | Dec 9, 2025
The Country Manager of SolaX Power for Spain and Portugal anticipates that profitability—rather than subsidies—will be the real driver of energy storage in Iberia. During Genera 2025, he explained why projects that do not qualify for public incentives will be the ones to activate the market, and outlined how the company is adjusting its strategy to expand in the utility-scale, commercial and industrial segments.
December 12, 2025Spain awards stand-alone storage at €64933/MWh/year, below the cost in Italy