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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.
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Articles written by Pilar Sanchez Molina
ZGR battery system kept one Spanish village powered during major Iberian blackout
A 160 kW / 250 kWh standalone battery system installed by Spanish manufacturer ZGR (Zigor Corporación) ensured uninterrupted power for the village of San Vicente del Monte during a major blackout that affected the Iberian Peninsula on 28 April 2025. The system, connected to the low-voltage (400 V) grid, supplied electricity to the entire village for more than five hours.
Jun 20, 2025
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How to qualify for energy storage grants in Spain
Jon Ander López Ibarra, product manager for battery energy storage systems (BESS) at Spanish power conversion system company Jema Energy, says Spain needs to step up and offer BESS developers full remuneration for the crucial energy transition role their projects can play.
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Catalonian law incentivizes batteries, renewables; simplifies permitting
The legislative decree introduces urgent regulatory measures for battery energy storage systems (BESS) with a capacity exceeding 500 kW and designates renewable energy sites, their grid connection lines, and energy storage facilities to be of overriding public interest.
EDF inks PPA for solar-plus-storage site in UK
The French utility will buy all the energy from the Benthead site, in Scotland, which is set to begin construction next year. The nine- to 11-year term of the power purchase agreement (PPA) will depend on when the 31 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) is commissioned.
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