Universidade de Vigo
It is now possible to place wind farms outside the Wind Development Areas (WDA) included in the Galician Wind Sector Plan. This Plan, initially approved in 1997 and amended in 2002, is becoming obsolete for a number of reasons. Above all, this is due to technological changes in the sector and a significant increase in
Rural Galicia is losing activity as well as population. The boom in renewable energy could pose a turning point in this dynamic that would make communities and owners protagonists. Unfortunately, legislation to promote and authorize wind farms gives rural communities a marginal role with respect to wind developers. The Galician Wind Observatory notes the arrival,
As repeatedly indicated by the GWO, the current regulatory framework in Galicia contains significant flaws concerning local communities: they are given no decision-making capacity and their participation is limited to only a few administrative procedures; it is very difficult for local communities to promote and develop wind farm projects without specific figures favoring and encouraging
Continuing with its main function of advising wind landowners to make the process of implementing wind farms more transparent and seeking to strengthen the negotiating position of these owners, The Galician Wind Observatory visited Forcarei in the Region of Tabeirós -Terra de Montes in the province of Pontevedra. Wind farms have been present in this
On Saturday, 10 October, the GWO participated in the informative talk on “The impacts of wind energy in rural areas” organized by the Serra de Outes town council with the participation of the APEON and Quijote Outes social platforms and the presence of José Antonio Pereira Gil, mayor of A Baña; Juan José Blanco Riveiro,