Enercluster held a plenary session focused on battery energy storage (BESS), bringing together 80 professionals from Navarra’s renewable energy sector. The session provided an overview of the current market landscape and regulatory framework, as well as real use cases linked to this technology.
During the opening, Enercluster’s president, Aitor Erquicia, highlighted storage as one of the strategic vectors for the sector in 2026 and stressed the importance of Navarra’s industrial ecosystem deepening its knowledge in order to seize the opportunities associated with its development.
The session featured Luis Marquina, president of AEPIBAL, who pointed to a scenario of significant growth for energy storage in Spain in the coming years, driven by price arbitrage and the development of advanced management models. He also noted the current dependence of the battery supply chain, particularly in LFP technologies, and the role of European initiatives aimed at strengthening local manufacturing.
Antonio González Urquijo, Northern Spain delegate at Red Eléctrica, emphasized the need to reinforce electrical interconnections with the rest of Europe in order to improve renewable integration and advance energy autonomy. In this context, he underlined the role of storage as a key element to provide flexibility, stability and system management capacity, particularly in environments with high renewable penetration. He also highlighted that the coordinated development of grids, interconnections and storage will be decisive in ensuring security of supply and system efficiency in the coming years.
From a business perspective, Jon Asín, CEO of BeePlanet, presented the company’s experience in developing storage projects in the commercial and industrial segments. He outlined different value generation streams linked to batteries, such as self-consumption, peak demand management and participation in ancillary services, and shared a real operational case in Navarra where optimisation through artificial intelligence enables significant savings.
The session also included the participation of Laura Larraya, Director of Industrial Planning, Energy Infrastructure and Mining at the Government of Navarra, who provided an updated overview of projects under development in the region. Currently, there are 111 installations underway, totalling 2,680 MW, with €130 million in guarantees deposited. Of these, 220 MW already have grid access and connection permits, while 1,876 MW are in the permitting phase.
Larraya also addressed the changes introduced by Royal Decree-Law 7/2026, which modifies the grid access model by prioritising projects with a higher level of maturity, recognises the flexible nature of storage and establishes new economic conditions for demand-side projects. The regulation also provides for the creation of Renewable Acceleration Zones, which will streamline the permitting process for certain projects.
The session concluded with a networking space where participants continued exchanging views on the role of storage in the evolution of the energy system.
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