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42.4% of Spain’s power supplied by renewable energy in 2013

Renewable Energy Supplied 42.4% Of Spain’s Power In 2013 Renewable Energy News 30 Dec 13 Renewable energy provided 42.4% of the electricity demand in Spain this year, 10.5 percentage points higher than in 2012.According to figures released by Red Eléctrica in its Spanish Electricity System Preliminary Report 2013; wind power contributed most to the annual electricity demand coverage with a share of 21.1%.This was 3 percent higher than in 2012 and just above nuclear power electricity generation.

Other wind related records tumbled this year, included maximum availability of instantaneous power on February 6 (17,056 MW).

This year saw 173 MW of wind power capacity installed in Spain and 440 MW of solar energy technologies – 140 MW of solar PV and 300 MW of solar thermoelectric. With these sources incorporated, renewables now represent 49.1% of the total installed power capacity on the Spanish peninsula…….http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=4099

January 1, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized