Portugal Set to Install 48 Windfarms
Monday, November 13, 2006
2005 was a record year in wind energy growth
In terms of new installed capacity in 2005, the US was clearly leading with 2,431 MW, followed by Germany (1,808 MW), Spain (1,764 MW), India (1,430 MW), Portugal (500 MW) and China (498 MW). This development shows that new players such as Portugal and China are gaining ground.
Portugal seems to show some promise in wind and solar energy growth for the next years.
In the news:
The Eolicas de Portugal consortium, in which ENDESA owns a 30% stake, has won the Portuguese government's concession to install windfarms with a total capacity of 1,200 MW. The Eolicas de Portugal project entails investment exceeding Euro 1.5 billion [US$1.9 billion] between 2006 and 2011 and the installation of 48 windfarms with capacity of between 20 and 25 MW at a variety of sites throughout Portugal.
The Eolicas de Portugal project will generate over 1,800 new jobs, and involve the development of an industrial estate in Viana do Castelo with a planned total surface area of 135,000 square meters. The facility will consist of the production facilities required to guarantee the integral production of a new ENERCON wind turbine model, the E-82, for the consortium, with a production capacity of 180 wind turbines/year and 600 poles/year.
Full article here
The countries with the highest total installed capacity are Germany (18,428 MW), Spain (10,027 MW), the USA (9,149 MW), India (4,430 MW) and Denmark (3,122).
posted by IntoBlogs @ 11:37 AM,
