A 60MWh battery energy storage project co-located with an existing solar PV plant has been proposed in Spain, the latest to qualify for a recently-announced €150 million (US$160.7 million) package of grants.
Company ‘Seguidores Solares Planta 2 SLU’ yesterday (14 February) started regulatory procedures to install the battery energy storage system at the 44MW CINCINATO solar PV plant in Badajos, Extremadura.
A full project description said the battery system will have a power output at the interconnection point of 30MW and an energy storage capacity of 60MWh, a two-hour system. Nameplate installed power of the battery system will be 38.5MW.