Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), a leading developer of sustainable energy solutions and Jameel Energy have welcomed the announcement by the Spanish government that it is awarding EUR 163.646 million (US $ 172.8 million) towards the development of new, innovative energy storage projects in Spain.

FRV has been officially awarded government funding for three battery energy storage systems (BESS) in:

  • Figueres – Barcelona – Stand-alone storage – 49 MW – 196 MWh
  • Camarreal – Cantabria – Stand-alone storage – 50 MW – 200 MWh
  • Palau – Barcelona – Stand-alone storage – 20 MW – 80 MWh

The funding will help develop a total of 805.55 MWh of storage capacity with 24 of the initiatives related to thermal systems and 35 projects offering stand-alone systems totaling 690.2 MWh.

FRV continues its pioneering efforts to guarantee clean, round-the-clock energy to communities around the world. Crucially, it is also ensuring renewable energy supplies are as reliable as power derived from traditional plants.

FRV’s utility-scale battery storage (BESS) plants act as repositories for energy from renewable sources, ready for deployment whenever needed by homes and businesses, these include BESS plants across the UK at Contego, West Sussex; Holes Bay, Dorset; and Clay Tye, Essex – this last one recently inaugurated as Europe’s joint largest in operation.

Further afield, it also runs a hybrid solar and BESS plant at Dalby, Queensland, Australia, and continues to grow its portfolio, purchasing a majority stake in a BESS project in Greece alongside two additional BESS projects in the UK in autumn 2022, establishing their BESS Center of Excellence in the country. In 2024, FRV established a local partnership to enter the Nordic renewables storage market with a BESS at Simo, Finland.

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