Argentina will produce massive wind power turbines. This country of South America is using some of the biggest generators with de Eolis-15, that has 1,5 megawatts of power and almost 80 meters tall.
Río Negro and Neuquén, two of the southeast provinces in Argentina, along with the Science and Technology Department from Cutral-Có and Plaza Huincul-both municipalities with oil royalties- have joined each other to develop the wind turbine Eolis-15, designed by Invap to make the most of high speed winds.
This ambitious project is being financed by Rio Negro, who has already invested almost a million dollars in the project. Meanwhile Neuquén and the local municipalities will collaborate with money for the test and settings of prototypes until get the international homologation.
It will cost no less than 15 millions dollars and will take about three years to achieve. The final goal is to export wind energy, and some corporations are thinking to establish these turbines also in Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego. Since the demand for turbines around the word is high, it is a good opportunity for exportation. Nevertheless, it would be great for Argentina to count on these turbines to produce energy for its own territory.
More on International Developments in Wind Power:
- Experts Say China’s Wind Energy Could Grow 1667% by 2020 : EcoWorldly
- Wind Power Blows into Peru and Brightens Future : EcoWorldly
- Japanese Wind Power Efforts Head Offshore : EcoWorldly
- Wind Farms: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaffinches : EcoWorldly
Via LaNación
Image credit: INVAP
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