Universidade de Vigo
The Galician Wind Observatory (OEGA) has joined the ‘Community Energy Coalition,’ a project that strengthens the push for a just and inclusive energy transition across Spain, with the collaboration of numerous participating groups. This citizen-based Coalition was established to promote community energy, particularly energy communities throughout the country. Its goal is to make energy a
The Observatorio Eólico de Galicia (Galician Wind Power Observatory, hereinafter GWO) recently participated in an informative discussion on the economic aspects of the construction of the Monte de la Croa wind farm in Vimianzo. This event, organized by the Plataforma Vendaval Costa da Morte (Costa da Morte Windstorm Platform) in collaboration with the local government
For a month now, workers of the Observatorio Eólico de Galicia (Galician Wind Observatory), together with technical experts of the European project EC4RURAL have been visiting small towns in rural areas of Galicia and meeting with local authorities and representatives of civil society for the purpose of driving the participatory process towards creating energy communities.
In the area of Ortegal, recent history has seen the development of a strong agricultural cooperative tradition. Examples of it are the Cooperativa a Devesana or the Cooperativa Agrortegal, two collective-action organizations created out of the strength of the local population and its belief in land-based agriculture and livestock farming as the main economic activity
The Santuario wind farm, currently undergoing administrative authorization by the Spanish government, allegedly has a design that contradicts the law regulating energy exploitation in Galicia. The project is promoted by the Italian multinational ENEL, formerly the Spanish public company Endesa. Xermade already has involvement in three wind farms: Caballeira, Goia Peñote, and Sotavento, totaling almost