Over the last decade, Spain has experienced one of the most spectacular growth rates for wind energy installation in Europe supported by aggressive development, strong technological content and a sustained fall in unit costs. According to the latest figures, 795 MW of new wind tur¬bines were installed during 2000. This raises the total ca¬pacity in the country to 2234 MW (almost 3000 turbines), just behind Denmark, which holds the second place in the European league table (see Fig. 6). The most important leg¬islative change in support of wind and other renewables came in December 1999, when the Spanish Council of Ministers approved the national Plan for the Promotion of Renewable Energy prepared by IDEA (the Agency for Energy Saving and Diversification). The targets of this plan have been set to coincide with those laid down in the Law on the Elec¬tricity Sector, which stated that 12% of total energy demand in Spain would be met from renewable sources by 2010. This target, moreover, is similar to that set for the European Union in the White Paper on Renewable Energy [3]. This plan was approved at a key moment for the country’s renewables in¬dustry, with a number of technologies reaching maturity. As far as wind energy is concerned, the estimated utilizable tech¬nical potential lies in the 7500–15 000 MW range. This has led to the proposal of a planned increase to 8140 MW (com¬pared with installed capacity of 834 MW in 1998) and pro¬duction of 19 536 GWh/year, equivalent to 1680 Ktoe. The plan set the ambitious objective of reaching 5500 MW of in¬stalled wind power by 2006. This would represent an invest¬ment of more than 4.6 million Euros.
Most parts of the country have been involved to a greater or lesser extent in this national effort, while nearly all Spanish provinces now have their own wind energy plans. The most active regions during 2000 were Galicia, Castilla La Mancha, Castilla y Leon, and Navarre, all steadily increasing the exploitation of their large wind potential. Galicia leads the national list with about 30% of the total installed capacity. Galicia has already produced its own white paper on energy, and also ratified a law covering wind energy, whose main aim is to facilitate the administrative procedures involved in obtaining licences for wind parks. The year 2000 has already been exceptional with a growth rate of 64% over 1999. Castilla La Mancha experienced the highest growth of 2900% during 2000, an increase from 11 to 323 MW. The region is now preparing a Plan for the Promotion of Renewable Energy, with the objective of reaching 500 MW by the end of 2001. Castilla y Leon has also seen some major wind parks installed, doubling its capacity from 108 to 215 MW. Navarra has continued to build on its 25% contribution to the national total during 1999, reaching 486 MW by the end of 2000.
The largest manufacturer of wind turbines continues to be Gamesa-Vestas, which historically has installed 57% of Spain’s capacity, according to the latest figures from IDEA. This lead is followed by two entirely Spanish companies, Ecotecnia and Made, with 12% and 11%, each. It is important to stress the effect that this industrial and technological development is progressively having on the unemployment level in Spain. In some regions, wind energy investment has made a major contribution to the revitalization of weak economies, providing justification for its promotion by both regional and local government. In the process, any traditional reluctance to accept a new technology has been effectively bypassed.
总共三段,第一段到“ 4.6 million Euros.”第二段到“by the end of 2000.”
不好意思有点长了,高手不用急的,慢慢翻译吧,要手工的哦,软件翻译的我都试过了,不好使的,比较好的,我还会加分的!
说实话,不是太难这三段,只是太浪费时间了……
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