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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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Policy
Spain preps grants for energy storage and grid demand management A consultation exercise has been opened into a plan to distribute European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) cash into large-scale energy storage and grid flexibility sites and into customer-side electricity demand management technology.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 17, 2025
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Policy
Mexico defines role of energy storage in National Electric System with 8.5 GW in the pipeline The administrative provisions regulating the integration of EES into the National Electric System are in effect as of Monday. The incorporation of 8,412 MW of energy storage systems is planned for the 2024-2038 fiscal year.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 14, 2025
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Grid-scale
Iberdrola switches on 210 GWh Spanish pumped hydro-battery project Iberdrola Spain has begun commissioning the 225 MW Valdecañas pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) plant which is hybridized with a 15 MW / 7.5 MWh battery energy storage system.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 07, 2025
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Markets
EU launches real-time dashboard for energy storage expansion The aim of the European Energy Storage Inventory is to record all European energy storage projects by status – in operation, planned and under construction – by location and by technology. Most projects have been recorded in Germany so far.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 06, 2025
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Grid-scale
Greece’s Metlen to build 2.5 GWh of Chilean batteries In addition to three engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, Metlen Energy & Metals is investing in its 1,607 MWh Mesembria battery energy storage system (BESS), scheduled for completion this year.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Mar 06, 2025
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Grid-scale
RatedPower study: Confidence in energy storage higher than for solar RatedPower's '2025 Global Renewable Trends Report' surveyed industry professionals and drew data from simulations of more than 45,000 solar projects drawn up on RatedPower's site planning software.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 26, 2025
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Markets
InfoLink: 222 GWh more energy storage worldwide in 2025 The global energy storage market installed 175.4 GWh of capacity in 2024, with Tesla leading shipments. Europe accounted for 19.1 GWh of installed capacity last year, with Italy leading, ahead of the United Kingdom and Germany.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 25, 2025
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Distributed
Swiss vertical solar-plus-storage project commissioned The Baumgarten solar site features a 366 kW, ground-mounted, vertical PV array and a 2.5 MW/3 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS).
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 19, 2025
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Products
Spain’s Endurance Motive presents 5 MWh battery The product, designed for hybrid and standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, will be displayed at the Key Energy Rimini 2025 event, in Italy, and at Genera, in Madrid.
Pilar Sanchez Molina
Feb 14, 2025

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