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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
Installed BESS capacity in Spain grew by 589% since 2025 blackout
Some of the consequences of the blackout include a 589% increase in installed BESS capacity in Spain between April 2025 and April 2026, the introduction of renewable participation in voltage control, a greater role for gas in the generation mix, and continued progress on interconnections.
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EU to cover only 21.4% of battery demand by 2030 despite global market surge; costs remain up to 50% higher than Asia
A report from the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) warns of the urgent need to accelerate battery manufacturing in the European Union to achieve a solid competitive position against powers such as China or the United States.
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Molecular solar battery stores energy for days, yields hydrogen on demand
Researchers at Ulm University and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena have built a molecular system that captures solar energy in a water-soluble redox copolymer, stores it at more than 80% charging efficiency for several days, and releases it as hydrogen with 72% conversion efficiency whenever required.
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Spain completes testing of Europe’s largest research vanadium BESS
Spain’s Fundación Ciudad de la Energía (Ciuden), a government energy research foundation, has completed operational testing of a 1 MW/8 MWh vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system at its Cubillos del Sil technology center, which it says is the largest vanadium flow battery in Europe dedicated to applied research.
Hithium to invest €400 million in Spanish mega battery factory
Chinese multinational Hithium is considering building a battery and energy storage systems manufacturing plant in Navarra, with an initial investment of around €400 million and the potential to create up to 1,050 jobs across two development phases.
Long-term storage grows by 49% in 2025 despite the financing crisis
A report by Wood Mackenzie indicates that the deployment of long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies exceeded 15 GWh in 2025, but declining venture capital investment and falling lithium battery costs are hindering their commercial viability.
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