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Pilar Molina pv magazine
Pilar Molina pv magazine

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.

Articles written by Pilar Sanchez Molina

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Using micro pumped hydro, solar to solve Med irrigation shortages Micro-scale hydroelectric generation and energy storage, featuring elevated ponds, is a central part of a new approach to sustainably source irrigation water from wastewater treatment plants.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Aug 20, 2024
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Spain unveils €2.3 billion support for renewables, energy storage manufacturing The country’s ecological transition ministry has published the regulatory bases of aid to large hydrogen clusters, industrial capacities in solar, wind energy, heat pumps, batteries and electrolysers; innovative renewable energy, storage and heat pump projects; and energy communities.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 31, 2024
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AES seeks green light for 5.3 GWh battery in Chile If approved, the solar PV-energy storage complex Altos del Sol, located in the Antofagasta region, would break ground next year.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 23, 2024
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Copec to retrofit 420 MWh battery to solar farm in Chile under innovative deal The battery project is carried out under a 20-year build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) contract, with Copec and Transelec as pioneers in using this model in Chile.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 18, 2024
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Engie advances construction of two retrofit battery storage systems in Chile Thus far, around 60% of the construction works on the 68 MW/418 MWh Tamaya BESS project have been completed. Meanwhile, works on 48 MW/264 MWh Capricorn BESS have crossed a 30% mark.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 16, 2024
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Chile’s largest PV plant to add 1.7 GWh of battery storage Generadora Metropolitana said it is planing to add battery storage to its newly inaugurated 480 MW CEME1 solar park in Chile.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 09, 2024
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Cegasa presents new modular and scalable battery for C&I applications The new EScal HV offers installations of between 17 kWh and 350 kWh using a stackable system that allows up to 15 modules to be placed in series, and four strings in parallel.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 05, 2024
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Czech group MTX, Aquila Capital build 370 MW wind, 360 MW solar, 350 MW BESS hybrid project in Spain The investment in the Mimosa project, located near Baza, a town in the province of Granada in Andalusia, southern Spain, exceeds one billion euros. The consortium has invested five years in the project development, and its completion is slated for 2027.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Jul 02, 2024
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ESS press release place holder
Emeren Group and PLT energia Srl Partner on 394 MW Battery Storage Portfolio Emeren Group Ltd ("Emeren" or the "Company") (www.emeren.com) (NYSE: SOL), a leading global solar project developer, owner, and operator, today announced a Development Service Agreement ("DSA") partnership for a state-of-the-art portfolio comprising five Battery Energy Storage Systems ("BESS") in Italy with PLT energia Srl ("PLT"), one of the largest independent Italian groups active in the energy sector from wind and photovoltaic sources. This transaction marks a significant milestone in the development of an impressive 394 MW BESS portfolio.
Emeren
Jul 01, 2024