To: BobL
That would be the Gorona del Viento project on El Hierro Island in Spain’s Canary Islands. You are remembering correctly. Almost a perfect scenario as far as wind power, they sit smack dab in the trade winds, that blow north around of the equator.
Except when the do not blow robustly enough to turn the wind turbines. Can't manage a pumped storage lake with no power to lift the water.
Another sterling fiasco.
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08/12/2024 6:17:42 AM PDT by
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To: texas booster
100% Renewable Hours1,293Hours covered 100% by renewable energy annually thanks to the WPH in 2020 Actually pretty impressive, but like most government sponsored websites, not updated since 2020.
Until you remember that a year has 8,640 hours on average - the difference is made up by costly diesel generators.
GORONA DEL VIENTO - An island (of) 100% renewable energy
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08/12/2024 6:23:44 AM PDT by
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