California now hosting canal top solar-plus-storage plant

California has completed the 1.6 MW Nexus canal-top solar pilot, adding a 75 kW iron-flow battery system as part of a $20 million state-funded project to test water and energy benefits. September 15, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina...
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Solar Organic to build PV, battery factory in Spain

Solar Organic to build PV, battery factory in Spain

Solar Organic Centro España S.L. plans a solar panel and battery factory in south-central Spain with 10 GW of annual capacity for passivated emitter and rear contact (PERC) and tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) modules. August 29, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina Image: Solar Organics From pv magazine Spain Solar Organic Centro España S.L. plans to build a PV panel and battery factory in Socuéllamos, Ciudad Real, Spain. The company said production will rely on an unspecified Taiwanese techno...
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Spain’s CIUDEN tests 5.8 MWh sodium‑sulfur battery with solar and hydrogen

Spanish company CYMI has completed operational testing of a 5.8 MWh sodium‑sulfur (NaS) battery at the City of Energy Foundation’s (CIUDEN) Integra2H2 project, integrated with a 2.1 MW solar plant and two electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen. August 20, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina Image: Ciuden From ESS News Spanish company CYMI (Control y Montajes Industriales, of the COBRA IS group) has completed operational testing of the sodium-sulfur (NaS) energy storage facility which is part of...
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Spanish parliament rejects grid reform law proposed after April blackout

Spanish parliament rejects grid reform law proposed after April blackout

Spain’s parliament has rejected a legislative package aimed at reinforcing the grid and scaling up battery energy storage following the April 28 blackout. July 23, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina...
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EU delays battery due diligence requirement

The European Council has approved a law postponing implementation of due diligence obligations until Aug. 18, 2027, to give battery producers and exporters more time to prepare for its adoption. July 22, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina Image: pv magazine From ESS News The European Council urged all EU institutions, member states, and stakeholders in October 2024 to prioritize addressing the challenges identified in the “Much more than a market” report by Enrico Letta and the “The future of Euro...
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Spain pairs battery storage with 26% of new rooftop PV systems in 2024

Around one-quarter of all new rooftop PV systems installed in Spain in 2024 included battery storage, underscoring continual growth in distributed energy, despite a decline in total installed storage capacity. July 4, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina From pv magazine Spain The deployment of batteries for rooftop PV systems under Spain’s self-consumption regime declined 34% year on year in 2024, with 327 MWh installed, according to data from the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF), which warned of a ...
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