Press Releases — Grenergy appoints Juan Blanco to lead its Energy Management division


Mar 24, 2026
- He is specialist in power market optimization, energy trading, and BESS management and joins the company after working at Axpo Iberia and previously at IGNIS.
- The company is strengthening this division to drive the transition towards comprehensive and intelligent asset management, with storage and market participation as key value drivers.
Madrid, March 24, 2026. Grenergy continues to reinforce its corporate structure by developing the Energy Management division. To this end, the company has recently appointed Juan Blanco as Global Director of Energy Management.
Juan Blanco is specialist in energy trading, optimization strategies, and storage system management and brings a quantitative and market-oriented perspective to maximize the value of the company’s assets. He holds a degree in industrial engineering from ICAI and a PhD in Physics from EPFL. He joins Grenergy after working at Axpo Iberia and previously at IGNIS and Invesyde.
He will be responsible for developing advanced energy management capabilities, including the integration of storage assets into electricity markets, the definition of multi-market strategies, and real-time production optimization, all of which will directly contribute to the company’s profitability.
The Energy Management department is part of the Energy division, led by Daniel Barman, who recently joined the company’s Executive Committee.
A strategic division
The Energy Management division plays a fundamental role in the evolution of Grenergy’s business model, enabling the company to actively manage when, how, and in which markets its energy is sold.
In a context defined by the growing penetration of clean energy and increasingly dynamic markets, advanced optimization and flexible asset management have emerged as key levers for capturing value in electricity markets.
This vision is driving the transition from a model focused exclusively on energy sales to one based on comprehensive and intelligent energy management.
According to David Ruiz de Andrés, CEO of Grenergy:
We are proud to keep attracting talent to the company. Energy management is already a fundamental part of our business model and is accelerating the transformation we are undertaking through storage. As power markets have become increasingly dynamic, intelligent energy management is a key factor for our growth.
About Grenergy
Grenergy is a Spanish multinational clean energy producer. Founded in 2007, it has been listed on the Spanish stock exchange since 2015 and currently has a market capitalization of around €2 billion. The company develops, builds, and operates photovoltaic solar plants and is a pioneer in the energy storage industry.
With a team of over 600 professionals, Grenergy operates across three key regions: Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland, Romania, and the United Kingdom), North America (United States) and Latin America (Chile, Peru, Mexico, and Colombia). Its global portfolio exceeds 75 GWh of storage capacity and 12 GW of solar power in various stages of development.
Thanks to its strong commitment to battery technology, Grenergy can deliver clean, affordable, reliable, and continuous energy—anywhere, anytime, 24/7.