On February 11 and 12, Madrid hosted the III Energy Storage and Renewable Hydrogen Summit, organized by the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF). Joan Herrera, founding partner of SAMSØ, actively participated in this key event for the energy sector, alongside Soukaina L’hiba and Álvaro Barros.
During the roundtable discussion “What role does behind-the-meter storage play, and what are the key measures needed for its deployment in residential self-consumption?“, Herrera emphasized the potential of distributed storage to reduce demand peaks in the evening and nighttime, helping to ease grid congestion. He also highlighted the recent amendment to Directive 2019/944, which paves the way for stored energy to be shared off-site as self-consumption, opening up significant opportunities for collective storage models.
The summit brought together industry experts and professionals to discuss the current state of storage in Europe, solutions to boost green hydrogen projects, and the necessary steps for deploying behind-the-meter storage. Herrera stressed the need to modify the regulatory framework to accelerate distributed storage, pointing out that some changes could be implemented in the short term through adjustments to various Royal Decrees. He also underscored the importance of revising electricity tariffs and tax incentives to ensure residential storage plays a key role in the energy transition.
For more information about the summit and key discussions, you can visit the official event page at unef.es.
