The existing photovoltaic plants are located in Burgos, Huelva and Extremadura
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Ingeteam will hybridize Iberdrola's photovoltaic plants in Revilla Vallejera (Burgos), Andévalo (Huelva) and Almaraz I&II (Extremadura) using a battery energy storage system (BESS).
The company will supply and commission its medium-voltage power electronics, control, and SCADA solutions for each of the plants, which will begin operating in the last quarter of the year, Iberdrola explained in a statement.
Each project consists of five medium-voltage stations managing 25 MW / 50 MWh, with a total capacity of 100 MW / 200 MWh.
The battery storage system (BESS) will accumulate part of the electrical energy generated in photovoltaic solar plants, with the aim of improving the management of renewable electrical energy, resulting in a hybrid electrical power installation.
The storage systems supplied by Ingeteam include a proprietary hybrid power controller (Hybrid Power Plant Controller or H-PPC) coordinated with the photovoltaic plant, combining and limiting the power delivered to the access capacity at the connection point.
These storage systems were recently recognized as Strategic Projects for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) in its Renewable Energy, Renewable Hydrogen and Storage (ERHA) division and received more than €26 million in funding from the Institute for Energy Diversification and Savings (IDAE).
Ingeteam has previously collaborated with Iberdrola on other pioneering projects hybridizing renewable energy with storage. These include the first battery system installed in an operating wind farm in Spain, as well as the pilot projects in Puertollano and Campo Arañuelo III.
In the field of hydroelectric storage, and also using technology developed by Ingeteam, Iberdrola has commissioned the Santiago-Sil-Xares (Ourense) and Valdecañas (Cáceres) pumped storage hydroelectric plants over the last year, the latter considered one of the largest energy storage batteries in Spain.
These infrastructures, known as gigabatteries, are essential for advancing the decarbonization of the energy system and represent the most efficient form of large-scale storage currently available.
Another particularly interesting project carried out by Iberdrola was the installation of what was Bizkaia's first wind energy storage battery, which came online in 2022. Specifically, at the Abadiño substation, where the 6 MW Oiz wind farm is evacuated. It has a guaranteed storage capacity of 3.5 MWh and was installed by Ingeteam.
