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Luis Ini pv magazine editor

Luis Ini pv magazine editor

Luis Ini

luis.ini@pv-magazine.com

Articles written by Luis Ini

Projects & Applications

Eurus Energy proposes solar-plus-1.1 GWh battery storage project in Chile A solar+storage project has been submitted for environment assessment in Chile, with a 280 MW solar PV site, and 280MW, five-hour duration battery energy storage system (BESS).

Jun 24, 2025

Policy

Panama to include storage in energy auctions In an exclusive interview with pv magazine, Panamanian Energy Secretary Juan Manuel Urriola said the government will open the electricity market to private investment and revise regulations to enable energy storage. Urriola also emphasized the importance of long-term planning and transparent bidding to attract developers.

Jun 17, 2025

Grid-scale

Portugal’s EDP plans 619 MWh solar-plus-storage site in Chile The $220 million project would be located in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins region, which is fast becoming a Latin American solar-plus-storage hotbed.

Jun 13, 2025

Grid-scale

Environmental approval for 750 MWh Chilean battery Chilean developer Orion Power says the site will feature 160 lithium-ion battery containers across 40 transformer stations.

Jun 06, 2025

Projects & Applications

China’s XYZ launches 261 kWh immersion-cooled commercial battery Immersion-cooled batteries submerge cells in a special liquid as a fire-protection measure, as XYZ executive Zha Qing explained to pv magazine at May's Intersolar Europe trade show.

Jun 06, 2025

Grid-scale

Grenergy buys 1 GW of inverters from Ingeteam for Chile’s energy storage megaproject The deal comprises 298 units for the 'Gabriela' and 'Elena' phases of the Oasis de Atacama site. The two Spanish companies have already supplied 610 inverters for previous phases of the project.

Jun 05, 2025

Grid-scale

Transelec constructing 420 MWh Chilean battery The 105 MW/420 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) will be integrated with Copec's 123 MWp Granja Solar project, in Chile's Tarapacá region.

Jun 04, 2025

Grid-scale

Engie breaks ground on 995 MWh solar-plus-storage Chilean project The site, now in its initial construction phase, will be the company's first energy project in the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

May 22, 2025

Tenders

Argentina publishes details of 500 MW battery tender The AlmaGBA Storage tender, for the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires (AMBA), will pay a fixed $10/MW of electricity supplied and energy storage capacity bids must have a maximum cost of $15,000/MW/month.

May 22, 2025

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