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OSCE Project Co-ordinator supports policymakers’ study of renewable energy technologies in Spain
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The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) supported a study trip to Spain on renewable energy promotion for representatives of the Institute of Renewable Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the East Europe Foundation, the Sevastopol city administration, and Fund Sevastopol, a regional development agency, on 26 to 30 September 2011.
Spain is a leading solar energy producer and the world's third-largest wind power generator. To facilitate this, the country developed a legal framework which stimulates alternative energy use.
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Photo 1 of 8Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power plant in Fuentes de Andalucía, 28 September 2011. The power plant uses a huge array of mirrors to heat a molten salt storage system in the central tower, which is then used to run steam turbines, resulting in the ability to continue energy production after the sun goes down. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 2 of 8Gemasolar power plant’s nominal power of 19.9 MW supplies electricity to 27,500 homes in southern Spain. It is expected that the plant will produce some 110 GWh annually when operating at full capacity for a total of 6,450 hours per year. Fuentes de Andalucía, 28 September 2011. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 3 of 8Santiago Arias, the Technical Director, Operations and Maintenance, of Torresol Energy, describes technological solutions in the Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power plant’s operation. Gemasolar’s projected annual production of 110 GWh is equivalent to the power generated in burning 89,000 metric tons of lignite coal, or 217,000 barrels of oil. By using solar energy for electricity production, the plant reduces annual emission of CO2 by 30,000 tons. Fuentes de Andalucía, 28 September 2011. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 4 of 8Study trip participants visit Cortijo de Guerra I Wind Farm, with a total installed power of 51 MW. Estimated yearly production of the wind farm is 127 GWh. Puerto Real, 29 September 2011. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 5 of 8A representative of Cortijo de Guerra I Wind Farm explains the wind farm's energy production principles to participants of a study trip supported by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Puerto Real, 29 September 2011. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 6 of 8An electrical transformer at Cortijo de Guerra I Wind Farm. It converts electricity from the generator to the right voltage for the distribution system. The regional electricity distribution network, or national grid, transmits the electricity around the country, Puerto Real, 29 September 2011. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 7 of 8The School of Engineering in Seville, 28 September, 2011. Study trip participants met with the Spanish Association of Solar Thermal Power Industry, which has 100 members covering the entire industry value chain. (OSCE/Iryna Iarema) -
Photo 8 of 8Study trip participants learn about the EU’s support for electricity from renewable sources, and associated economic regulation, at the National Energy Commission, Spain’s electricity regulator, Madrid, 27 September 2011 (OSCE/Iryna Iarema)
