WIND ENERGY IN SPAIN

WIND ENERGY IN WIND ENERGY IN SPAINSPAIN

Carolina Acosta

Mari Paz Muñoz

Francisco Tomás Cruz

Wind powerWind power is the is the conversion of wind energy conversion of wind energy into a useful form of into a useful form of energy, such as using wind energy, such as using wind turbines to make turbines to make electricity, wind mills for electricity, wind mills for mechanical power, wind mechanical power, wind pumps for pumping water pumps for pumping water or drainage, or sails to or drainage, or sails to propel ships.propel ships.

¿What is wind power?¿What is wind power?

Distribution of the Distribution of the wind farms in Spainwind farms in Spain

A criteria based on the availability of intense, A criteria based on the availability of intense, constant and regular wind throughout the year constant and regular wind throughout the year is especially taken into account when deciding is especially taken into account when deciding the distribution of wind farms. For this reason, the distribution of wind farms. For this reason, two of the traditional locations for these farms two of the traditional locations for these farms are the Galician coast and Tarifa in Andalusia, are the Galician coast and Tarifa in Andalusia, where the potential wind map shows the where the potential wind map shows the highest numbers. highest numbers.

Wind farms in Spain (2000)

Generation of aeolian energy by Generation of aeolian energy by power in Spain (2009)power in Spain (2009)

Wind capacity installed in Spain

(Autonomous

Community

)(2008-2009)

Wind capacity per year installed in Spain

(1997- 2007)

Renewable energies involved in the production of electricity (2005)

Total wind energy produced since 2004

The production of wind energy has been significantly The production of wind energy has been significantly increasing in the last decadeincreasing in the last decade

Solar centers in Spain

The European Commission released the The European Commission released the following solar radiation map with the aim of following solar radiation map with the aim of detecting the most suitable areas in Europe to detecting the most suitable areas in Europe to gather and store solar energy.gather and store solar energy.

Solar energy map of SpainSolar energy map of Spain

In this map, each In this map, each province shows two province shows two figures: the top figures: the top figure represents the figure represents the energy (kw/h) per energy (kw/h) per square metre per square metre per year and the bottom year and the bottom figure the number of figure the number of daylight hours per daylight hours per year.year.

Data from 2009Data from 2009

Distribution of the solar Distribution of the solar farms in Spainfarms in Spain

Spain is one of Spain is one of the most suitable the most suitable countries to countries to develope develope renewable renewable souces systems souces systems as it is the as it is the european european country with the country with the highest number highest number of daylight hours. of daylight hours. Spanish Spanish government government promised to promised to produced 12% of produced 12% of the energy based the energy based on renewables on renewables sources by 2010. sources by 2010.

Distribution per autonomous Distribution per autonomous communities (2003)communities (2003)

With regards to the distribution of the energy being stored, a With regards to the distribution of the energy being stored, a significant asymmetry can be observed within Spain (attached significant asymmetry can be observed within Spain (attached figure). figure).

Andalucia, Cataluña and Navarra stored 51% of the solar power in Andalucia, Cataluña and Navarra stored 51% of the solar power in 2003.2003.

Distribution per autonomous Distribution per autonomous communities (2005)communities (2005)

Graphics Graphics showing the showing the

energy energy produced by produced by Autonomous Autonomous Community Community

and and provincesprovinces

Solar energy growthSolar energy growth Solar energy involved only a Solar energy involved only a

0.04% of the electricity that was 0.04% of the electricity that was produced four years ago. This produced four years ago. This amount was so insignificant that it amount was so insignificant that it did´nt use to be considered in any did´nt use to be considered in any energy report.energy report.

Spain: at the head of solar Spain: at the head of solar energyenergy

As you can see in this graphic, the use of solar energy is As you can see in this graphic, the use of solar energy is predicted to increase in the next four or five years.predicted to increase in the next four or five years.

In 2020, a 22.7% of the final energy and a 42.3% of the In 2020, a 22.7% of the final energy and a 42.3% of the electricity produced in Spain is expected to come from solar electricity produced in Spain is expected to come from solar energy.energy.

Some solar farms in SpainSome solar farms in Spain

Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla Parque Fotovoltaico Olmedilla de Alarcón (2008)de Alarcón (2008)

Planta Solar Osa de la Vega Planta Solar Osa de la Vega

Parque Solar "SPEX" Parque Solar "SPEX"

Planta solar Fuente Planta solar Fuente Álamo Álamo

Planta fotovoltaica de Planta fotovoltaica de Lucainena de las Torres Lucainena de las Torres

Parque Solar Guadarranque Parque Solar Guadarranque Planta solar fotovoltaica La Magascona Planta solar fotovoltaica La Magascona y La Magasquilla y La Magasquilla

Planta Solar Arnedo Planta Solar Arnedo

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