“Majaza Development” will develop its first battery projects in Andalusia, using “Li-Ion” technology, “a type of rechargeable battery that uses lithium compounds as one of the electrodes.” These batteries will be implemented both in hybridization and within renewable parks and in independent installations connected to substations (stand-alone). Energy storage – they explain who Texla– It has become a “critical” issue for the electricity sector, especially in light of the rapid growth of renewable energy projects in Spain, which in 2022 alone added more than 8,300 MW of new capacity to the national electricity system (the Ministry of Environmental Transition estimates that in 2023, it could Renewable energies reach 50 percent of the electricity generation mix).
“This tremendous development – the company points out – has created an urgent need for efficient storage systems to avoid wasting excess energy” (during hours of solar radiation, when the entire National Photovoltaic Park generates electricity simultaneously, it is produced, with and often, situations where National demand for electricity is less than generation, and the system operator is ordered to stop generating some solar parks, with resulting economic and environmental inefficiency). The well-known “duck curve”, an expression coined in 2012, illustrates the challenge the sector faces daily: the mismatch between maximum demand and renewable energy production.
Roland Betscheider, Project Manager of Texla Renovables and Co-Founder of Magaza Development: “At Texla we realize that to decarbonize the country, to be able to expand the renewable park, we need to accumulate in one way or another and we do not want to be just spectators but also contribute to solving this problem. Curtailment, where the network manager reduces production to avoid overloading Overload, leads to energy loss in times of overproduction. “Energy storage is crucial to stabilizing this phenomenon and achieving more efficient use of renewable sources.”
Storage capacity, according to Pniec
The government is preparing a draft of the National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan that proposes a total storage capacity of about 22 gigawatts by 2030. The goal is to ensure more efficient management of energy resources, balance supply and demand and reduce costs.
Miguel Montero, General Manager of Texla: “With Magaza Development, we are not only expanding our range of services, but we are committed to contributing to a cleaner and more sustainable energy future for Spain.”
Founded in 2009, Texla Renewable Energy Dedicated to “turnkey” development of renewable energy projects; Management of renewable energy plants and their interconnection infrastructure; Operating renewable energy plants and associated infrastructure; and property engineering and construction management of renewable energy facilities and their interconnecting infrastructure. The company provides solutions in the fields of solar energy, wind energy, biomass and hydropower. It has offices in Seville, Cádiz, León and Zaragoza and, according to its corporate profile, has been involved in operations in the sector “amounting to more than 15 GW of power”.
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