new wind farm in Sicily
28/07/2004 - With the new plant in the province of Enna Serra Marrocco, are the 200 Megawatt of wind power company in Italy. The new wind farm in Sicily will produce 100 million kilowatt hours per year to meet the electric demand of 60,000 households, avoiding CO2 emissions 71,500 tons per year. Continues its program of investments in renewable energy for a billion euros. New energy from the wind. Continues in the Municipality of Nicosia, in the province of Enna, program development and implementation of new wind of Enel. The central Serra Marrocco (1,057 meters) is the fourteenth wind farm, Enel in Italy, bringing the production capacity of wind power company to approximately 200 megawatts. The new wind turbine has a capacity of 47 MW to 55 wind turbines will produce 100 million kilowatt hours annually, an amount of electricity to meet the needs of 60,000 households and avoid the emission of more than 71,500 tons of carbon dioxide. The placement of wind turbines, arranged according to criteria of proper integration into the landscape, was designed to optimize production depending on the prevailing winds. The total cost of construction is 38 million, with a significant improvement in inter-municipal roads and a substantial increase in the development of local enterprises. In the field of renewable energy, Enel is a leader not only in Italy but also worldwide, with approximately 17,000 MW of installed capacity, with a production of the electricity needs of 13 million Italian families that avoids the emission 17 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. Enel will contribute significantly to the development of renewable sources in Italy, with an investment of one billion euros, of which about 360 million in 2004. Net generation of electricity from renewable sources Enel in Italy will bring up from 24 billion kWh to 27 billion kilowatt hours in 2008.
Taken from the website of the Consumer Protection Movement
