Universidade de Vigo
Following the new about the intention of the Norwegian public capital to install three new big wind farms in the mountains of Ourense and Leon and the reactivation of wind farms in the Serra da Groba and Galiñeiro, many environmental groups and social movements have manifested their desire to join the initiatives of the Region
The Observatory has published a book on the taxation faced by wind farm owners signing a contract with developers: “Fiscal considerations between wind farm land owners and Developers“ (Consideracións fiscais nos contractos entre propietarios e empresas promotoras de parques eólicos). The authors are all professors of the Department of Applied Economics of the University of
A few days ago the GWO reported a boom in the request for wind farms through the Ministry for Energy Transition and the Demographic Challenge. These projects either exceed 50 MW of power or affect two Autonomous Communities. Among them, we would like to highlight the 3 projects underway in Ourense, one of which also
The GWO organized a round table with the participation of the municipal power. The idea was to provide the local Galician perspective on energy transition. Three council members brought us the vision of their municipalities: Fernando Pérez, mayor of the Vilasantar City Council, member of the PP political party; Mariano Iglesias, mayor of Mesía and
Up until now, all the wind farms in Galicia have had less than 50 MW. This is why they were authorized by the Xunta de Galicia. However, a few years ago some promoters began the procedure requesting authorization from the Ministry for several wind farms. Little is presently known about these initial attempts. Over the