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Does Spain need a storage strategy?

In this storage strategy, Spain quantified its storage needs in line with its decarbonisation targets established in the national energy and climate plan (NECP), which sets the share of renewables in gross final consumption of energy at 42% by the end of the decade.

Is Spain targeting 20GW of energy storage by 2030?

Spain is targeting 20GW of energy storage by 2030. This BESS was deployed by Ingeteam at a green hydrogen facility in Ciudad Real. Image: Ingeteam. The government of Spain is launching €160 million (US$170 million) in grants for energy storage projects, aiming to fund 600MW of projects to go online in 2026.

Are batteries a part of Spain's future energy system?

But now batteries have been acknowledged as in important part of Spain’s future energy system. According to the strategy, the government wants to add large-scale batteries in the electricity system, for behind-the-meter batteries a minimum value of 400 MW for 2030 is included and vehicle-to-grid technologies should be advanced.