Access and connection
According to Royal Decree-Law 23/2020 and Royal Decree 1183 / 2020, for access and connection purposes, storage is considered as generation and must follow the same procedures and comply with the same requirements to request access and connection to the grid.
Stand-alone storage must proceed with an independent access application in the same way as a generation facility: same formalities, deadlines and guarantees (40,000 EUR/MW).
In case the storage is hybridized with renewable generation facilities, both facilities may apply for access jointly (new facilities) or update the access permit of the renewable facility adding storage. In case of hybridization, the guarantee associated with the technology that provides less power is reduced by 50% (20,000 EUR/MW).
i. Could this be a problem in the eyes of the Access and Connection permit for the solar PV plant?
ii. Would this action be processed in conjunction with the update of the Access and Connection permit?
iii. Would it result in a substantial modification and, therefore, jeopardize the specific remuneration?
- Will battery projects be able to charge from the grid? According to what was presented, the call is open to submit a business model where the battery charges from the grid, but it was not clear to me if the regulation currently allows it (the latest information we have is that it is not allowed).
- In case of being able to charge from the grid, what technical requirements should we as consumers meet in order to be able to connect the battery and charge from the grid? If we already have an access point, the generation part is clear to us, but we are not clear about the availability of the grid for charging the battery.
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Market share
- Will battery projects be able to charge from the grid? According to what was presented, the call is open to submit a business model where the battery charges from the grid, but it was not clear to me if the regulation currently allows it (the latest information we have is that it is not allowed).
- In the case of being able to charge from the grid, what technical requirements should we as consumers meet in order to be able to connect the battery and charge from the grid? If we already have an access point, the generation part is clear to us, but we are not clear about the availability of the grid for charging the battery.
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Current remuneration framework
Other market revenues
Calls for proposals
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We are manufacturers of lithium batteries and we have customers who want to apply for grants for some projects and they have asked me for help in sizing. So, at the time of the application, whose deadline for this call ends on March 20, should the exact power and capacity of the batteries already be known? I mean, based on 40% of the nominal power of the generating plant and the 2H, I as a battery manufacturer and based on the depth of discharge that we recommend, I can calculate but in such a case they are ideal theoretical values of factory to which it would be necessary to add the losses of the system (treatments, consumptions, efficiencies,... ), therefore my client must make the complete project of detail to register the request of aid? We would be grateful if you could specify it a little because in view of the documents "economic report" and "descriptive report" of the IDAE website to attach in the applications, it seems not to detail much to what we refer, that is to say, how much can differ the power and capacity of the application to that actually executed according to the definitive project .....
Referring to FAQ: 3.24. Is it necessary to submit 3 bids from different suppliers in the application phase of the aid? In accordance with what is specified in article 6.12.a) of the order of bases (Order TED/1177/2022, of November 29th), in the contracting related to the actions object of the aid, there will be sufficient concurrence of offers (at least three, when possible), in accordance with article 31.3 of the General Law on Subsidies, prior to the contracting of the commitment for the work, the provision of the service or the delivery of the good, unless due to their special characteristics there is not a sufficient number of entities in the market to perform, provide or supply them. Does this mean that the promoter or holder must submit three EPC budgets?"
It is important to note that access capacity competitions and Next Generation grant calls for proposals are not related to any other type of complementarity and exclusivity. The objective of 600 MW can be achieved through different levers, and capacity competitions are not only aimed at are not solely aimed at prioritizing storage, but they are also not (details pending publication). In addition, the PRTR commitment is 600 MW or 5 innovative projects.
The Recovery Transformation and Resiliency Plan is committed to:
- Support is awarded to storage projects with an aggregate capacity of at least 600 MW (or to 5 different innovative projects) Before the end of 2023
- By 2026, 5 innovative projects or projects with an aggregate capacity of more than 600 MW will be operational.
To this end, an aid scheme has been put in place. The general bases of the calls for aid for storage within the Next Generation framework are regulated by Order TED/1447/2021, of December 22, which approves the regulatory bases for the granting of aid for innovative energy storage R&D projects within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.
At the same time, in view of the appetite for investment to gain access to the network, Royal Decree 1183/2020 establishes that new access capacity that emerges in the network will be allocated through competitive bidding processes.
Decree 1183/2020 establishes that the new access capacity that emerges in the network will be allocated through competitive processes.
The details of the tenders are still pending approval (as of May 2022) but may include criteria associated with the generation technology, which may serve to prioritize projects that can maximize the volume of renewable energy that can be integrated into the grid under safe conditions for the system and that can contribute to the regularity or quality of supply, or to the sustainability and economic efficiency of the electricity system. Within this criterion, hybridization with storage can be rewarded.
In this regard there is the reference of the criteria applied in the Mudéjar just transition node in which to obtain the maximum score it was necessary to install storage with an energy capacity of at least 2 hours and a potential≥ 5% of the power of the project.
Other topics
- In the PNIEC I have understood that an additional 2.5GW of batteries and 7GW of pumping are foreseen, I think it is then 7GW of Thermosolar. The sum of this does not allow me to reach the target included in the storage strategy which is 20GW, and I have not been able to find the detail for each technology to achieve this target
- Explanations of the different storage modes (daily and seasonal, behind the meter storage).
- Information on demand side response".
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