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Pilar Molina pv magazine
Pilar Molina pv magazine

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Pilar worked as managing editor for an international solar magazine, in addition to editing books, primarily in the fields of literature and art. She joined pv magazine in May 2017, where she manages the Spanish newsletter and website and helps write and edit articles for the daily news section in Latin America.

Articles written by Pilar Sanchez Molina

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Grid-scale
Spanish large-scale energy storage call backs more than 11 GWh of projects Battery energy storage systems (BESS) accounted for 124 of 144 projects backed by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) cash.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 27, 2025
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Policy
An overview of important new Spanish regulations for grid access that boost battery competitiveness Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE) today publishes the Royal Decree amending RD 413/2014, which updates the order of grid-access priority for electricity to boost the penetration of storage and flexible technologies.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 17, 2025
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Markets
Spain developing 16 GW of battery storage by 2030, accounting for 29% of global pipeline: EY Spain ranks second worldwide, after the United States, in the development of battery energy storage systems (BESS), according to EY’s new Infrastructure Compass 2025 report.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 14, 2025
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Grid-scale
Grenergy builds 960 MWh Chilean solar-plus-storage site The Spanish company has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Monte Águila hybrid site in El Cabrero, in the Biobío Region.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 13, 2025
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Grid-scale
Solaria to add 780 MWh battery to 710 MW Spanish solar site The company says it has already secured 1,362 MWh of battery capacity in 2025, of which the first, 116 MWh block will come online this year.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 06, 2025
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Grid-scale
Optimal Spanish clean energy grid would require 75 GWh of battery capacity Researchers have calculated such a storage fleet could support 80 TWh of solar- and 70 TWh of wind-generation capacity.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Oct 02, 2025
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R&D
European project to use grid forming loads to stabilize power networks The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya – BarcelonaTech (UPC) is leading a project that proposes using grid-forming loads, which includes storage, to provide maximum flexibility and to enable future electricity systems with very high renewable energy content.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Sep 30, 2025
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Distributed
Spanish startup offers portable solar-plus-storage generators for irrigation Spanish startup Nomad Solar Energy and Full&fast have deployed a portable solar-plus-storage system at a Madrid farm to provide off-grid power for irrigation.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Sep 24, 2025
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Distributed
Spain sees 88% annual rise in self-consumption batteries While dominant industrial systems led another decline in self-consumption equipment, residential installations rose 11.6% for January-to-June, year-on-year, with backup mode popular to hedge against grid failures.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Sep 16, 2025

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