Castilla-La Mancha is determined to boost the development of renewable and clean energy for the benefit of a sustainable planet. Not surprisingly, they lead the production of photovoltaic and wind energy. Furthermore, there is an intention to lead solar energy in a period of about three or four years with the installation of 14 plants of 50 megawatts and an investment of more than 200 million euros each. All with the goal that by 2012, all the energy that is produced is clean (currently about 70% comes from renewable sources). A good example of this is the National Hydrogen Centre of Puertollano. The centre, which will be built next year and be operational in 2012, will serve to advance research related to one of the most abundant chemical elements and with great capacity to store energy. It will also be a test station in which companies can test the new systems that use hydrogen as energy carrier, thereby contributing to the implementation of renewable energy. Moreover, and as an example of its capabilities, the centre will operate independently, disconnected from the electric and gas network, using only hydrogen as a store of photovoltaic or wind power. Source: “Global Castilla-La Mancha” [...]
Clean energy as a challenge and opportunity June 12, 2009