Fourth wind farm starts operating in eastern Cuba
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- Business and Economy
- 01 / 25 / 2011
Monday, 24 January 2011 12:56. The Gibara II wind farm starts operating full. Photo: cubasolar.cuThe Gibara II, the fourth wind farm established in the country which is located in the Cuban province of Holguin, started operating to its full capacity on Monday.
Made up of six wind generators, Gibara II can produce 4.5 megawatts per hour total, using the speed of the wind blowing in this area that reaches more than 4 meters/second, Trabajadores newspaper reported.
Looking for ways to reduce costs on power generating and exploit environmentally friendly energy alternative sources, four wind farms are already operating in Cuba.
Holguin is also home to the Gibara I wind farm which generated 10,000 megawatts last year saving the country 3,931 tons of oil in 2010.
The two other wind farms are located in the Cayo Coco key, located off north Ciego de Avila province, and Isle of Youth.
By AIN / [email protected] /
Source: www.radioangulo.cu/en/index.php/news/holguin/8779
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