The Canary Islands will become a global testing platform for renewables

Canary Islands wind farm

The Canary Islands, especially the Isla del Hierro, They are an example of the development of renewable energies. El Hierro was able to spend several days supplying the inhabitants with only renewable energy, a mixture of hydroelectric and wind energy.

Given the importance and relevance that renewables are taking on our planet, attempts are being made to improve more and more while new methods are being investigated to make it more efficient. Pedro Ortega is the Minister of Economy of the Government of the Canary Islands, and after meeting this week with the Secretary of State for Energy of the central Government, Daniel Navia, they have declared a clear objective: ensure that offshore wind energy can be tested as dynamically as possible and turn the Canary Islands into a global testing platform with renewable energy at sea.

Renewable energy in the Canary Islands

The Canary Islands increase the amount of renewable energy

In order to improve renewable energies, experiments and tests must be carried out to optimize the materials, the way in which it is built, etc. Thus efficiency and effectiveness are being improved in obtaining renewable energy and making better use of natural resources such as wind, sun and others. The Canary Islands enjoy trade winds almost all year round, making it a fairly potential area for the development of wind energy and offshore wind.

As we know, offshore wind power is being quite successful in terms of space and power generation capacity. This means that every time we want to enhance more to increase the power generation capacity.

The Minister of Economy, Industry, Trade and Knowledge of the Government of the Canary Islands, Pedro Ortega, and the Deputy Minister of Industry, Energy and Commerce, Adrián Mendoza, have agreed in Madrid with the Secretary of State for Energy, Daniel Navia, that they will discuss the conditions for the creation of a new auction in which wind energy and photovoltaic to be able to send the text to the National Competition Market Commission before July 31.

The meeting discussed various issues such as the reprogramming of funds that are used for some electrical interconnections between the islands. With these budgets and funds Several R&D projects related to renewable energies and their storage may be started. One of the great drawbacks in the improvement of renewables and their efficiency is the storage and transport of energy. Generating energy is easy, but it is quite a challenge to transport the energy that has been generated over long distances and, in addition, to store it for later consumption. That is why renewable research and development projects are key to increasing their storage capacity.

Pedro Ortega has affirmed that the area of ​​the Canary Islands sea is remarkable to tackle R&D projects, since it allows the development of prototypes. Thanks to the trade winds, wind power is quite productive. On the other hand, the amount and intensity of the sun's incidence on the Canarian terrain means that the production of solar energy can also be potentially effective. At the meeting, a line of work was established to make the Canary Islands perfect for creating a global testing platform with renewable energies at sea.

The Canary Islands 2025 Goal (Canary Islands Energy Strategy 2015-2025) is to achieve a 45% renewable share in the archipelago's electricity mix (Last year it was 7,56, according to official data from the Canary Islands Government).

Wind farms

At the beginning of the PP legislature, the Canary Islands managed to unblock one of the main obstacles that prevented the development of renewables. Today, the Canary Islands have 49 wind farms, with a power of 436,3 megawatts. The development of the research development platform could allow the penetration of renewable energies in relation to the generation could increase from 9,9 to 21% of total energy demand.


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