Source: cleanenergynews.ihsmarkit.com
The Spanish government's strategy to cope with high energy prices will see floating PV installed in reservoirs connected to hydropower dams.
The idea was hidden within a package of measures shielding Spain's economy from the impacts of war in Ukraine amid high fuel costs leading to protests. It was put out for a public kev sab laj open until 7 April, which may mean potential changes to the proposed royal decree.
Seeking to build floating PV plants on dammed reservoirs, the government wants to pass a regulation to determine what conditions must be included in licensing and 25-year concessions to run the PV plants, hais Spain's energy transition ministry, MITECO.
Spain muaj nyob ib ncig ntawm 100 lub xeev- cov chaw cia khoom, raws li lub cev dej zoo li cov dej ntws yog suav tias yog cov khoom muaj nqis rau pej xeem.
Up to three floating PV farms per reservoir could be combined with each hydropower dam to increase its overall capacity and optimize its use. "These plants will also have higher energy efficiency than terrestrial systems thanks to the cooling effects of the water and the reduction in the presence of dust," said MITECO.
Spain intends to use new floating PV plants towards meeting the aim of 74 percent renewables within power generation by 2030, laid down in its Kev hloov pauv huab cua thiab hluav taws xob hloov txoj cai.
However, Spain may need more time to develop the novel scheme than is available in the current energy crisis. "Spain's plan to create a framework for installing solar panels on public dams would contribute to an accelerated uptake of such installations and enable an even greater deployment of PV in Spain," said SP Global Commodity Insights' Research and Analysis Manager, Solar and Clean Energy Technology, Josefin Berg.
"However, it is likely to take a while to roll out the new scheme and develop the projects, so this new framework will not be a near-term solution for Spain's electricity challenges," she said.
MITECO also intends to study the evolution of floating solar technology, as the concept is still new in the country. "Few countries have to date put in place legislation to specifically address floating PV," said Berg.
Tuam Tshoj ua nyob rau hauv floating PV
Floating PV nyiam kim, thiab ib txwm muaj kev cuam tshuam los ntawm cov thev naus laus zis xws li hauv av - thiab ru tsev - mounted hnub ci PV.
While Spain is Europe's second-largest market for traditional PV with 3.8 GW installed last year, it is looking to regulate and expand its floating PV sector for the first time.
Tuam Tshoj twb zoo nyob rau hauv cov coj. Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Pub-nyob rau hauv- Cov nqi them nyiaj hauv Suav teb tau nce qib ntawm qee qhov 1.2 GW ntawm lub hnub ci ntab ntab, ntau dua li ib nrab ntawm lub ntiaj teb muaj peev xwm ntawm 2.2 GW xyoo 2020, ib tsab ntawv ceeb toom los ntawm SP Ntiaj Teb Cov Khoom Muag pom pom .
Last year, Huaneng Power International (HPI) launched a 320 MW floating PV facility in China's Shandong province, currently the world's largest.
Los ntawm 2025, kev loj hlob hauv ntab PV yuav raug coj los ntawm Is Nrias teb, Kaus Lim Qab Teb, Nyab Laj, thiab Tuam Tshoj av loj, uas ua ke tau kwv yees kwv yees li 56 feem pua ntawm tag nrho cov kev teeb tsa. Hauv Indonesia, tus tsim tawm tam sim no tab tom tsim qhov loj 2.2 GW ntab PV project ntawm Duriangkang Reservoir.
The Netherlands had the most floating PV capacity in Europe in 2020 and France is home Europe's largest floating solar plant, developer Akuo Energy's 17 MW O'MEGA1 project.
Renewables to relieve Spain's electricity crisis
The European Commission pom zoo lub regional natural gas shortages caused by the war in Ukraine adding to the costs EU consumers face.
Under more pressure after struggling with high electricity and gas costs for most of last year, Spain and Portugal gained an "Iberian exception" to EU rules that forbid adjusting power prices at a meeting on 25 March.
Spain has some of the highest electricity prices in the EU (on average €0.22/kWh) according to research from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
The package of policies in The National Response Plan approved this week by the Council of Ministers provides relief for the "most impacted sectors and vulnerable groups."
In the proposed package, Spain plans to spend €16 billion (17.69 billion) to cope with Ukraine-war-related energy market shocks while it promises aid for refugees, boosts cybersecurity, doles out loan guarantees for distressed businesses and financial support for agriculture.
Spain also offered a €1.4 billion subsidy to lower fuel costs for the transportation sector, after truck drivers in the country went on nationwide strikes over fuel costs.
Aiming to tackle high energy bills, Spain's government wants to tweak energy costs in ways that "prevent an inflationary spiral" and has suspended certain power taxes, lowered grid fees for energy-intensive industries, and offered financial support for sectors that use more gas.
Cov tshuab hluav taws xob txuas dua tshiab yuav tuaj yeem muag lawv cov hluav taws xob sab nraum lub khw muag khoom txij li Lub Ib Hlis 1, 2023 txhawm rau nthuav dav cov hluav taws xob pheej yig rau cov tsev neeg.
Cov kav dej tau raug npaj rau cov roj txuas txuas ntxiv nrog rau hydrogen, thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv kab sib chaws yuav tsum tso cai rau 10 feem pua ntawm cov phiaj xwm phiaj xwm los faib rau 7 GW nthuav dav ntawm cov neeg siv khoom thiab kev lag luam ru tsev hnub ci.
