AleaSoft: Battery-backed solar the new normal

The development of renewable energy is at a turning point as the traditional solar “generate and sell on site” model is no longer sufficient, according to AleaSoft Energy Forecasting.

“The profitability of renewable energy projects increases with battery hybridization,” said the Spanish company. “This January, a new five-year period began, the sixth of the century, in which renewable technologies with hybridization will play a preponderant role in the decarbonization process, especially photovoltaic energy.”

The revenue simulations used by AleaSoft to back its prediction were mostly Iberian but the reference price for Italian wholesale electricity on Thursday suggested the nation is following the Spanish model.

Battery prices continue to fall and technological and regulatory developments are boosting their business case.

AleaSoft added, “In Spain, capacity market auctions are expected to be published at the end of 2025 which could provide an additional source of revenue for energy storage.”

From pv magazine Italia.