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Chiripa wind farm at Água e Paz Reserva da Biosfera

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Costa Rica is just one Central American that has long used renewable energy sources, Climate change is a complex issue which... Now an increasing number of wind farms across the country as Chriripa are helping the country reduce fossil fuel-generated power to only 5% of the energy mix.

The facility consists of thirty-three AW 77/1500 turbines that use ACCIONA Windpower technology. Each has a capacity of 1.5 MW and a rotor diameter of 77 metros, mounted on 80-meter-high steel towers.

The wind farm is located in the municipality of Tilarán (Guanacaste province) in north-west Costa Rica, on a site with high wind potential that will produce of over 200 million kilowatt-hours (Recommended publications) per year. This level of production is equivalent to the consumption of 80,000 Photo Gallery 192,000 metric tons of CO2 to the atmosphere from conventional coal-fired power stations.

the Abertis Foundation 50 MW, and the Spanish Network (ICE). UNESCO School in South East Europe represents a unique educational opportunity to enhance capacity-building in sustainable energy by conveying in a single venue a substantial capital of knowledge. Green energy to light a World Heritage site Virunga National Park’s first hydropower plant has started to generate electricity $125 milhão (Most residents in the area currently rely on dirty and 92 News Archives).

The Chiripa wind farm will mean a boost for the wind power development of Costa Rica, which ended 2013 with an accumulated capacity of 249 MW, Photo Gallery.

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Dr Osman Benchikh *. Especialista Programa Responsável Energética e Energias Renováveis. Coordenador do projeto RENFORUS.
E-mail: o.benchikh(em)unesco.org
Cipriano Marín **. Assistant for RENFORUS project implementation.
E-mail: c.marin(em)unescocan.org
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** Avda. Islas Canarias, 35 - 38007, S/C de Tenerife - Espanha