Universidade de Vigo
As we embark on a new phase of work, the GWO (Galician Wind Observatory) is committed to empowering local and rural citizens to assume a pivotal role in the energy transition process. We are currently conducting meetings across Galicia with local stakeholders as an initial point of contact. Our primary objective during these visits is
In less than a week a historic event will take place in the Spanish electricity scene. On October 19 the Second Auction will take place for the granting of the economic regime of renewable energies and, for the first time, 300 MW are reserved in the auction to award to proposed photovoltaic technology with a
After a period of unhurried debate and in an aim to promote an energy transition led by citizens, the Coalition for Community Energy platform has been launched. An array of community citizen initiatives, organizations, town councils, universities and professionals in the sector all take part in this platform, and the Galician Wind Observatory is one
Wind energy has a significant economic, social and environmental impact on the territories in which it is based. We all trust in the need to change the current fossil-predominant energy system to a renewable world, yet it is crucial to consider the social, economic and environmental effects of electricity production and distribution infrastructures through wind
Different social, economic and political actors in Galicia have been calling for a differentiated electricity tariff for some time. Its justification revolves around different matters like its specific supply in terms of the distance between production and consumption centers; the configuration of distribution networks; compensation for production surpluses; or environmental externalities, among others. The Observatory