MADRID, SPAIN, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Bioforestal del Mediterraneo (“Bioforestal”), a prominent global renewable energy promoter, has partnered with Mars Renewable Iberia S.L. (“MARS”), a leading global provider of battery energy storage solutions and class assets, to supply a comprehensive energy storage package in a unique multi source system. This project marks a significant step for Bioforestal’s commitment to reducing carbon emissions and advancing energy transition, as well as MARS’s determined efforts to further expand into the European market with cutting-edge BESS solutions.

Fig 1: Enrique Madrid and Kuang Sai shake hands during the signing ceremony.

Pioneering Renewable Energy Integration in Spain

To further reduce its carbon footprint and enhance the efficiency of electricity generation, Bioforestal has embarked on a project to integrate photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage system (BESS) with its combined heat and power plant (CHP). As part of this project, MARS is proud to contribute by providing Socrates BESS units, with a total capacity of 5.6MW/11,3MWh. Once completed, this will become the largest CHP+PV+BESS project in Spain, marking a significant milestone in the country’s energy landscape. This project has garnered support from the “PROGRAMA RENOCOGEN” initiative.

Socrates BESS Unit

The Socrates BESS is MARS’s latest-generation all-in-one containerized energy storage solution, featuring the highest modularity in the industry. Designed for utility scale applications, it maximizes economic returns for our partners while ensuring reliable and efficient operation with ultra-high system availability. To date, the Socrates BESS has established a strong sales pipeline in the European market and is poised for further growth and expansion.

Bioforestal del Mediterráneo CEO Enrique Madrid said: “Battery storage is a critical element for us to advance energy transition and MARS’s advanced solution aligns perfectly with our vision for a cleaner, more efficient energy future. Moreover, this project is unique in that the BESS will be installed in a regenerated area, so the weight and space requirements are crucial. The modularity, compact size, and relatively light weight of MARS’s Socrates BESS suits our needs.”

Mars Renewable Partner and Head of Global Sales Sai Kuang said: “We are thrilled to partner with Bioforestal on this milestone energy storage project in Spain. This project aligns with our mission to shape future energy. We look forward to further partnerships with Bioforestal to contribute to the ongoing energy transition in Europe.”

About Mars Renewable

MARS RENEWABLE is committed to becoming the global leader in energy storage technology and storage asset origination. We believe our solutions and technologies will greatly help to accelerate the deployment of energy storage and renewables worldwide, and to empower our customers to achieve their ESG and sustainable vision. We were blessed that we were backed by two top world investment institutions: Sequoia China and CDH Investment in this process.

About Bioforestal del Mediterraneo

Bioforestal del Mediterraneo SL (Member of ACOGEN, AVEBIOM and APROPELLETS) is a company located in Castellón and dedicated to the production of chips, sawdust and pellets from forest biomass, born from the entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to renewable energies of its promoters. Firstly, the development of the biomass plant to take advantage of the thermal energy from the CHP plant for the generation of heat and electricity for self-consumption purpose to this new phase of co-location of the previous system with photovoltaic and storage.

The energy mix and the environment in which the biomass plant is located is ideal for this type of facility due to the use of the adjacent pine forest mass, the sustainable development of the forest, promoting sustainable forest management (Bioforestal holds SURE and PEFC certificates) and the fixation of population in the rural environment is enhanced, giving a sustainable sense to the company brand.