He Energy storage It is to keep the generated energy to be able to release it when a market demand occurs. That is, it consists of storing the surplus renewable energy to be able to deliver it when needed in times of little production.
Over Renewable energy sources, years ago, this idea was to store leftover energy complicated and very expensive. But little by little they have studied systems that help not to have to generate energy at the same time as electric demand.
So, so, The intention is that renewable energy sources increase their competitiveness On the Spanish electricity market. It must also be taken into account that the storage Energie is an important departure in self -consumption aids approved by the government.
Energy storage: Key in the low -carbon of the electrical system
The European Commission has approved a new auxiliary schedule that This allows Spain to use the storage of large -scale electricityBoth in hybridization with facilities for renewable energy and stand-alone and thermal. It is a program from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge that will be provided with 700 million euros and will prefer the process of low -carbon system of the electrical system with the expansion of fundamental technologies for the integration of renewable energy.
The call will consist of Direct subsidies for CO financing, up to 85%, investments in energy storage facilities And will be carried out via the Institute for Diversification and Saving Energy (IDAE) charged on the European funds of the Feder 2021-2027 Pluririrregional program.
About 100 projects will be financed
It is expected that between 80 and 120 projects can be subsidized, which must be completed before the end of 2029. Taking into account the relationships of Help granted by Megavatio Storage in earlier calls, they can be expected from 2.5 to 3.5 Gigawatts new capacity.
This decisive boost for the development of storage Energy will contribute to Take care of the transformation of the energy system so that it is more flexible, more robust and more resilient. With the strengthening of this technology, greater penetration of renewable energy sources will be achieved in the Spanish electrical system, since the storage It acts as a qualifying element of them.
Likewise I know Expect the increase in this type of facilities to reduce system costs In capacity markets, as well as in the prices of the secondary and tertiary regulations of the electrical system.
The National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC), in its update, of 25 September 2024, has an influence on The importance of energy storage to guarantee electricityreduce its quality and dependence on fossil fuels in an environment with greater integration of renewable energy.
The document It emphasizes the importance of energy storage as an important technology, “Both for the possibility of moving the generation at the times when it is necessary, and for the ability to offer other complementary services to the network.”
Previously, a public consultation will be held
It Friday, March 21, the Ministry of Ecological transition and the demographic challenge maintains Open Public Consultation Open About the proposal to call for help for the storage Energy with Feder 21-27 Funds, where the purpose of the initiative is presented, which will mean a decisive step in the institutional support for the development of the development of the development of the Storage.
This help is Add to activated programs for energy storage support For the government thanks to the Nextgeu funds of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience (PRTR) plan, worth more than 600 million.