After only four months of construction work, Nordex has launched its new mobile concrete tower production plant for wind turbines in Spain. In Motilla del Palancar, in Castilla-La Mancha, a concrete tower production plant of more than 120,000 square meters has been set up. The Nordex Group started production of the first concrete tower segments … Continue reading Nordex’s new concrete tower factory for wind energy in Spain begins operations
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Iberdrola puts the Puylobo wind farm in Aragon into operation
The construction of the wind power plant, in record time and during the pandemic, has involved 120 professionals, the civil works have been carried out by Aragonese companies and a good part of the components of the wind turbines have been built in the country.Part of the park’s production will provide green wind energy to … Continue reading Iberdrola puts the Puylobo wind farm in Aragon into operation
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Saitec achieves 2.4 million for its floating offshore wind energy technology
Saitec Engineering has obtained a grant of 2.4 million euros from the European Commission’s Blue Economy Window initiative to finance the SATHScale project, which will address the challenge of bringing SATH floating offshore wind technology to market through the development of the prototype that begins with the validation and demonstration of its technology. It involves … Continue reading Saitec achieves 2.4 million for its floating offshore wind energy technology
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Wind power is consolidated as a tractor sector for the Spanish economy
In 2019, the wind energy sector accounted for 0.35% of GDP in Spain. It has generated employment for 29,935 professionals and has allowed companies to export more than 2,062.4 million euros, helping Spain to be the third largest exporter of wind turbines in the world. • The increase in the GDP of the wind sector … Continue reading Wind power is consolidated as a tractor sector for the Spanish economy
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Wind energy will leave € 1,200 million in Teruel
Forestalia and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have announced an alliance by which they will carry out a portfolio of 27 wind farms in the province of Teruel that will reach a total capacity of more than 1 GW. According to Europa Press, the project will have a construction process of 3 years and will be … Continue reading Wind energy will leave € 1,200 million in Teruel
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Iberdrola begins the installation of the most powerful onshore wind turbine in Spain
The company allocates an investment of 70 million euros to the promotion of the Herrera wind complex, in Castilla y León. The assembly of the 14 wind turbines that make up the wind energy complex begins, with a unit power of 4.5 MW, almost seven times higher than those installed more than twenty years ago … Continue reading Iberdrola begins the installation of the most powerful onshore wind turbine in Spain
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GE Supports Spain’s Decarbonization Goals with Green Gas for Grid (g³) Technology
RED ELÉCTRICA DE ESPAÑA awards contract to GE’s Grid Solutions for ten mobile substations to help power the Canary and Balearic IslandsOne containerized gas-insulated mobile substation features GE’s Green Gas for Grid (g³) – a game-changing alternative to sulfur hexafluoride (SF?) insulating gasThis marks the first use of g³ technology in Spain and the first … Continue reading GE Supports Spain’s Decarbonization Goals with Green Gas for Grid (g³) Technology
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The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) presents the Roadmap 2021-2024 of the wind power sector
The wind sector is positioned as a technological and industrial sector tractor for the recovery of the Spanish economy. The Roadmap of the wind sector 2021-2024 includes objectives in line with compliance with the PNIEC, sector requirements to meet the objectives and leading projects for the use of European funds. The Spanish Wind Energy Association … Continue reading The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) presents the Roadmap 2021-2024 of the wind power sector
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DNV GL advisor to CI III Monegros Energy Holdco refinancing twelve wind farms in Spain
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, today announced it has supported CI III Monegros Energy Holdco in refinancing its portfolio of twelve wind farms with a capacity of in total 487.3 MW by providing technical advisory services to a consortium of six lenders. The aim of the due … Continue reading DNV GL advisor to CI III Monegros Energy Holdco refinancing twelve wind farms in Spain
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Concentrated solar power prepares its resurrection in Spain after seven years in fallow
Solar thermal was the emblem of the take-off of renewables in Andalusia and the great international commitment of companies such as Abengoa, Sener or TSK. The cut that the Government of Rajoy had to apply in the premiums of renewables in 2012 – when Spain was on the verge of the rescue – short-circuited its … Continue reading Concentrated solar power prepares its resurrection in Spain after seven years in fallow
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Ferrovial will build and install a floating offshore wind energy platform in the Basque Country
Ferrovial announced on Wednesday that it has been awarded the construction and assembly of a prestressed concrete floating offshore wind platform in the Basque Country. The platform, with dimensions of 30 meters wide by 64 meters long, will be installed with a turbine included in a test field 2 miles off the coast of Vizcaya, … Continue reading Ferrovial will build and install a floating offshore wind energy platform in the Basque Country
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Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China
The 10th CSP Focus, which takes place in China, brings together more than forty global speakers from the concentrated solar power sector with the aim of sharing information and promoting the expansion of the use of solar thermal energy.Gonzalo Martín, general secretary of Protermosolar, is one of the two Spaniards attending the congress. Spain is … Continue reading Protermosolar adds value to the Spanish concentrated solar power industry in China
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Iberdrola and Volvo Car España agree to promote electric mobility in Spain
Iberdrola is rolling out a charging infrastructure plan with increased investment and a commitment to faster charging that will involve installing 150,000 charging points in homes, companies and on the roads (in cities and between them) over the next five years Volvo is leading the sustainable transformation of the car industry with the implementation of … Continue reading Iberdrola and Volvo Car España agree to promote electric mobility in Spain
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Iberdrola takes on the most complex construction of wind farms in Spain, in Asturias
Progress is made in getting blades up to wind farms located in a very tricky terrain – the mountains – with difficult access, steep slopes and curves of up to almost 180º. It is undertaking four projects of 130 MW of power, which will triple its installed capacity in the region and allow the generation … Continue reading Iberdrola takes on the most complex construction of wind farms in Spain, in Asturias
Continue readingSpain, 2,000 MW more of wind energy and solar power
Spain welcomes more than 2,000 new MW of renewable installed power in the first nine months of 2020, once again demonstrating progress towards a greener, decarbonized and sustainable electricity system. So far in 2020 the national electricity system has installed a total of 2,114 MW of new renewable generation power from wind and solar photovoltaic, … Continue reading Spain, 2,000 MW more of wind energy and solar power
Continue readingIberdrola faces the most complex construction of a wind power plant in Spain in Asturias
It advances in the lifting of the wind turbine blades of the wind energy parks located in a very complex orography -the mountain-, difficult to access, with steep slopes and curves of up to almost 180º. It is building four projects of 130 MW of wind power, which will triple its installed wind energy capacity … Continue reading Iberdrola faces the most complex construction of a wind power plant in Spain in Asturias
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The Spanish wind energy sector presents a proposal for economic reactivation
The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has developed a set of proposals focused on reactivating the economy in an agile and efficient way, and at the same time advancing the decarbonisation objectives of the European Green Pact and the Paris Agreement. The document consists of specific programs for the use of European reconstruction funds assigned … Continue reading The Spanish wind energy sector presents a proposal for economic reactivation
Continue readingThe generation of wind power, photovoltaic and solar thermal energy grows in the first nine months of 2020
Renewable generation grows in the first nine months of 2020 in Spain, in which its production increased by 16.3% compared to the same period in 2020. Solar photovoltaic and hydro are the main technologies that have made this possible. Renewables in our country continue to give good news. Until September, its annual production reached 80,577 … Continue reading The generation of wind power, photovoltaic and solar thermal energy grows in the first nine months of 2020
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How Spain can make the most of the EU Green Deal and Recovery Plan
On 1 October WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the annual Congress of the Spanish wind energy Association (AEE). He described the EU’s ambitions for a green recovery post Covid-19. He explained how Spain and other Member States can make the most of the new instruments available to advance their energy transition. National Recovery Plans in … Continue reading How Spain can make the most of the EU Green Deal and Recovery Plan
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Wind power generated 20% of electricity until September in Spain
Wind energy generated 18.2% of electricity in September, solar thermal 2.2% and photovoltaic 6.9%. National electricity demand for September is estimated at 20,598 GWh, 3.3% lower than that registered in the same month of the previous year. If the effects of the calendar and temperatures are taken into account, the figure drops 4.5% compared to … Continue reading Wind power generated 20% of electricity until September in Spain
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