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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
Spain authorizes 29.3 MW energy storage in Q2 2025, with 523.8 MW enter planning stages
Between April and June 2025, Spain's larger scale energy storage projects saw a small increasing in construction authorization, with a much larger increase in new projects entering public consultation.
Jul 11, 2025
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Batteries with 200 Wh storage per kW of solar capacity could mitigate curtailment in Spain
Researchers have studied the energy and economic implications of the curtailment of solar energy in Spain over the past two years and concluded batteries can mitigate the problem. The academics calculated the impact of curtailment on levelized cost of energy (LCOE) and net present value (NPV).
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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.
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