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Following its launch in Italy last year, the business will deploy battery storage in Spain, driving progress towards the country's 2030 clean power target and deployment goals for renewable energy. Batteries create a reliable, greener and more flexible grid which will improve energy security and enable the transition to net zero.

Batteries create a reliable, greener and more flexible grid which will improve energy security and enable the transition to net zero. With ambitious targets, Spain is rapidly deploying renewable energy to decarbonise its grid and expects to increase clean energy generation to 81% by 2030.

Currently, Spain has 6.3GW of hydroelectric and 1GW of thermal storage capacity installed. In fact, the non-BESS storage capacity in Spain is higher than in any other European country. As a result, the need for BESS to integrate renewable energy sources into the electricity system is less immediate than in the UK, for example.

Amit Gudka, CEO, Field: “Toni brings deep expertise to our operations in Spain, an important market as we expand across Europe and work to achieve a net zero future. Without battery storage, renewable energy cannot scale at the pace the world needs to decarbonise.

The projected storage needs of Spain in 2030 are similar to those of the UK and Italy. In its National Energy and Climate Plan (NECP), the Spanish government aims to have 22.5GW of energy storage by 2030 (see table 1). This amount of storage capacity will be needed to integrate the growing capacity of intermittent generation.

When it comes to installed energy storage capacity in general, Spain is one of the leading countries within Europe (see figure 2). Currently, Spain has 6.3GW of hydroelectric and 1GW of thermal storage capacity installed. In fact, the non-BESS storage capacity in Spain is higher than in any other European country.