Spain commissions 1 MW lithium-ion battery system to support wind energy and solar power

REE has put online a 1 MW lithium-ion battery-based storage system connected to the transmission grid in Seville, Spain.

The system will absorb surplus energy production, mostly from renewable energy sources, and discharge upon demand.

The company says that the Almacena Project is the first European system of its kind to be connected to the transmission grid.

Red El