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Monday, August 9, 2010

France's New Wind Farm with a 24 Megawatt Capacity Goes Online



Enel Green Power, one of the biggest renewable energy company in Italy, recently started operating a new wind farm in France. Generating a 24 megawatt capacity, the new farm will produce more than 50 million kilowatt hours of green energy a year.



According to Enel, there will be enough electricity for powering about 15,000 households. The power generated by the farm's 12 wind turbines will take the place of the emission of 40,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.

Ennel officials also said that in France the total installed wind capacity reaches 92 MW. Besides this,it has an annual output of over 200 million kWh and new wind power plants with 64 MW are for the moment under construction. With a total installed capacity of more than 5,700 MW, Enel Green Power produces electricity from wind, water, sun and other new alternative energy sources.

[Source: Reuters]

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