The agreement on the carbon market can be a double-edged sword as it was not created under the premise of “the polluter pays.”

The energy storage sector expresses concern about the possibility of not completing installations before the NextGeneration funds must be returned in 2026, following a year-long wait for the final resolution and administrative delays.

The capacity market promises sustainable income for energy storage in Spain, with its first call scheduled for mid-2025. Luis Marquina, president of AEPIBAL, highlights the key role of Teresa Ribera and the collaborative work between Brussels and Spain to implement this strategic measure.

Currently, there are 17 GW of batteries requested in Spain, of which only 1 GW is hybridized with renewables. Antonio Delgado Rigal, CEO of AleaSoft, highlights the potential of hybridization to improve the profitability and stability of clean energies.

One by one, the changes introduced by the Final Resolution of this first call for innovative energy storage projects after the appeals, along with the ranking of companies that received the largest allocations.

With 25 GW of storage solutions applying for grid connection, Spain faces the challenge of accelerating access permits for batteries. The sector is calling for, among other things, progress in capacity auctions, and regional governments are meeting to unify evaluation criteria.