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Spanish island fully switch to alternative energy sources by the end of the year
The biggest wind turbine in Spain, 154 meters high, 62 5m - the length of the blades. Located on the island. Gran Canaria. I>
Energy independence - the dream of many regions. Most fortunate in this respect to those regions, where to eat, where to draw energy. This may be a ground heat (Iceland and Japan, for example), the sun (desert, semi-desert, the tropics), the wind and the waves / tides.
Spanish island of El Herro (the smallest island in the Canary Islands) in this regard just lucky, there is the sun and the wind and the waves with the tides. However, solar and geothermal energy are not going to use (yet), but the wind and tide / low tide will be used. Planned to reach 100% energy independence of the island by the end of this year.
It is the end of the year it is planned to bring the newly constructed wind and tidal power plant at full capacity, and this power plant will supply energy to all households of the island (of here 11 thousand inhabitants).
The station uses two types of turbines - wind turbines and tidal turbines. Capacity of the entire plant is 11, 5 MW, and the peak power consumption by residents and businesses of the island - a total of 8 MW.
The station and infrastructure "dragged" by 80 million euros, which investors (it is the state and private business) going back years for 20.
In Spain generally quite widely used alternative energy sources, especially wind. Here ranking energy sources in Spain:
Wind power stations - 20.9% Nuclear power plants - 20.8% Thermal power plants (coal-fired) - 14.6% Hydroelectric power stations - 14.4% < / Combined-cycle power plants - 9.6% Solar energy - 3.1% phys
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