Isiqhingi sase El Hierro, etholakala eCanary Islands, ikwazile ukuzitholela yona kuphela amandla avuselelekayo amahora amane elandelana ehlobo eledlule. Kusukela lapho unenhloso ecacile: ngokuya ngokushaya irekhodi labo.
Kuze kube muva nje, irekhodi lokuhlala kuphela ngamandla avuselelekayo bekungamahora angama-44 elandelana, kepha ngoJuni 10 likwazile ukufinyelela Amahora angu-55 ngokungami usebenzisa amandla aluhlaza kuphela. Izinsuku ezimbili ezigcwele namahora ayisikhombisa ngaphandle kokusebenzisa amandla okubasa. Leli rekhodi lisindise amanye Amathani angama-84 kaphethiloli nokuvimbela ezinye Amathani ayi-240 amagesi abamba ukushisa bakhishelwa emkhathini.
Amandla amabili avuselelekayo asetshenziselwe ukuthola le mpumelelo ngamandla omoya namandla wokubacindezela. Kepha hhayi amandla ajwayelekile wokubacindezela, uma kungenjalo ukuthi abahlali bane-ace up sleeve yabo: a isitshalo samandla se-hydro-wind. Lesi sitshalo sikagesi sakhiwa eGorona del Viento ngenhloso yokunikeza sonke isiqhingi ugesi oluhlaza.
Lolu hlobo lwesikhungo samandla kagesi ophehlwa ngamanzi luyindatshana enkulu ngoba luyabuyiselwa emuva, okungukuthi, alusebenzisi nje kuphela amanzi awayo ukukhiqiza amandla, kodwa futhi lusebenzisa amandla avuselelekayo ukukwazi ukukhuphula amanzi asuke kwelinye ichibi aye kwelinye. Banama-injini womoya ama-5 akhiqizayo 11,5 MW wamandla. Ngalelo nani lamandla, bahlinzeka ugesi kulesi siqhingi futhi basiza ukubuyiselwa kwesitshalo se-hydroelectric ngenxa yohlelo lokumpompa nokuphakama kwamanzi. Isitshalo se-hydroelectric sinamathangi amabili anamandla we-150.000 m3 futhi 500.000 m3 zamanzi, okukuvumela ukuthi ikhiqize amandla we I-11,3 MW.
Ngale mithombo emibili yamandla avuselelekayo, isiqhingi sase-El Hierro singanikezwa, kepha ngezikhathi zokufunwa okukhulu, zine-generator esebenzisa udizili. Basebenzisa le generator kancane kancane, ngakho-ke basendleleni efanele.