Enlit on the Road headed Portugal to visit the Alqueva project, a unique hybrid power plant that combines floating solar energy production with hydropower production. We spoke to Pedro Miguel Oliveira from EDP Geração about the Projects goals and key innovations. Alqueva stands out for its pioneering approach to hybridisation. It`s not just about combining solar and hydro: it`s about intelligent management. The project serves as a real-world testing ground for the complementarity between renewable energy production and storage technologies. Here`s how it achieves this: • The photovoltaic plant, batteries, and hydro are integrated into an intelligent management system; • The battery storage, with a capacity of around 2MWh, reinforces the project`s innovative nature by allowing EDP to explore hydro-solar complementarity; • The battery uses mature lithium-ion technology, a proven and widely used solution in the global electricity sector.
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