SPAIN: LEADER IN EOLIC ENERGY USE



SPAIN: LEADER IN EOLIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Spain may not be world’s largest producer of eolic energy but in 2013 it was the one country  in which this kind of energy had the largest participation in the country’s composit energy consumption. It was thus in the road of a largest substitution of fossil fuel energy production with renewable energy sources and reduction of carbon emissions to the environment.

SPAIN  IS THE WORLD’S FIRST COUNTRY IN WHICH EOLIC ENERGY IS THE MAIN SOUCE OF ELECTRICITY DURING ONE FULL YEAR. (sent by: ECOticias.com / Red / Agencias, 16/01/2014)

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For the first time in history the wind has been the first souce of electricity in Spain in 2013. In fact, Spain is the first country of the world in which eolic energy occupies most of the demand during a whole year. According to the system’s operator  Red Eléctrica de España (REE), 20.9 % of the demand of electricity was covered by eolic energy while nuclear energy covered just 20.8 %.

During January, February, March and November, eolic was the main contributor to the total system’s the electric production. In months when wind blew the most, Spanish people saved money.The influence of eolic energy on the prices of the pooled market  is very clear in the days of more or of less wind. In 2013, the day of maximum participation of eolic energy in supplying the demand of power was February 2 in which the market price was at its minimum of 7,69 euros/MWh. The minimum supply of eolic energy was on Dec. 8, 2013, when price of the pooled energy was 93,11 euros/MWh.

Eolic energy was first regulated in Spain in 2013. In those 16 years fossil fuel imports were reduced 20% as well as CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. The Spanish Government should take this into account before deciding on the energy reform.


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