Work on the wind farm commenced in July 2008 and the turbines have gradually been connected to the electricity grid since February 2009. Acciona announces that the entire installation will be up and running within a few weeks. Eurus comprises 167 1.5 MW Acciona Windpower turbines. The Spanish company calculates that the energy produced by these machines will be equivalent to the consumption of a population of 500,000 people and will avoid the emission of 600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, i.e. around 25% of the total emissions of a population of that size. Acciona estimates that this output could cover 25% of the energy needs of Cemex in Mexico.
Acciona claims that Eurus is one of the largest wind farms in the world and second in terms of emission reductions registered by the United Nations under the Kyoto Protocol. The company also declares that the installation presents one of the highest indices of emission reduction per installed MW in the world due to the high wind resource in the area. Consequently, “the Acciona Windpower turbines installed on the wind farm are Class 1: suitable for placements with strong wind potential”. The company has installed 7,573 MW of wind capacity on 266 wind farms across 14 countries – 6,101 MW owned – and manufactures its own wind turbines.
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