Elenor, Consonni secures contract for development of 100 MW solar PV park with 5 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery storage system

Elecnor and Construcciones Electromecánicas Consonni has secured a contract from Iberdrola for the development of 100 MW solar PV park with 5 MW/20 MWh lithium-ion battery storage system located in Fertiberia, in Puertollano, Ciudad Real.

Elecnor will be responsible for the electrical assembly of the Puertollano plant and will supply equipment such as electrical panels and cabinets, support, conduits, and luminaries. Construcciones Electromecánicas Consonni will manufacture medium-voltage equipment at its Bilbao plant. The latter company is working with Iberdrola on another green hydrogen project to supply a containerized low-voltage electrical substation for the public hydrogen generation plan, which will supply green hydrogen to buses run by Transportes Municipales de Barcelona (TMB), in the Zona Franca de Barcelona.

The green hydrogen plant, with an investment of EUR150 million (US$174.84 million) is expected to be operational by 2021. The project will be using 20 MW electrolysis systems, which also include a 100 MW photovoltaic facility and an ion-lithium battery system (20 MWh).