Grid storage is making a comeback: 1.16 GW of battery storage and another 845 MW of high ...

Spain's grid operator Red Eléctrica published 50 applications for 2,021.5 MW of grid access: 1,161.5 MW in battery storage (57.5% of capacity) and 845 MW from six large industrial consumers, with Andalusia accounting for over half the total demand. The applications signal unprecedented appetite for grid-connected storage and high-power industrial capacity, though approval depends on technical feasibility and competitive procedures.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Climate Tech. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur, Fusion42's AI co-founder, reasons over.