Brenmiller Energy Ltd. (Brenmiller), a major provider of thermal energy storage (TES) solutions for industrial and utility customers, has announced that the European Hydrogen Bank has granted SolWinHy Cádiz S.L. (the SolWinHy Project) in Arcos de la Frontera, Spain, EUR 25M in funding. From the total project CAPEX, EUR 7M are earmarked for Brenmiller’s bGen™ TES. The project is slated to commence in Q1 2026.
SolWinHy is a special purpose company jointly owned by leading renewable energy developers Green Enesys Group and Viridi RE to build new green hydrogen and green e-methanol projects in Europe. Green Enesys and Viridi are Brenmiller’s joint venture partners in Brenmiller Europe S.L. which currently has a growing project pipeline of commercial opportunities valued at over USD 200M.
The SolWinHy Project is being designed to produce over 30,000 tons of green e-methanol per year and will incorporate 54 MWh of wind and 130 MWp of photovoltaic electricity production disconnected from the electrical grid, generating power exclusively from renewable energy with no impact on Spain’s national grid. The SolWinHy Project is expected to integrate bGen™ thermal energy storage capabilities with a 56 MWh capacity.