Gorona del Viento

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Gorona del Viento is a pioneering hybrid wind–hydropower plant on the Spanish island of El Hierro designed to supply the island with nearly 100% renewable electricity.

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Gorona del Viento canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hybrid power plant ⓘ
renewable energy power plant ⓘ
commissioned 2014 ⓘ
constructionStart 2009 ⓘ
country Spain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Spain ⓘ
designGoal increase energy self-sufficiency of El Hierro ⓘ
reduce diesel fuel consumption on El Hierro ⓘ
reduce greenhouse gas emissions on El Hierro ⓘ
energySource hydropower ⓘ
pumped-storage hydroelectricity ⓘ
wind power ⓘ
goal nearly 100% renewable electricity for El Hierro ⓘ
gridConnection El Hierro island grid ⓘ
hasComponent pumped-storage hydropower plant ⓘ
wind farm ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalImpact reduction of CO2 emissions on El Hierro ⓘ
reduction of local air pollution from diesel generators ⓘ
hasPart hydroelectric power station ⓘ
lower water reservoir ⓘ
pumping station ⓘ
upper water reservoir ⓘ
wind turbines ⓘ
inception 2014 ⓘ
industry renewable energy industry ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Autonomous community of Canary Islands ⓘ
linked to: Canary Islands

Canary Islands ⓘ
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Western European Summer Time ⓘ
Western European Time ⓘ
locatedNear Valverde, El Hierro ⓘ
linked to: El Hierro
locatedOn El Hierro ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first island-scale wind–hydro hybrid systems ⓘ
pioneering 100% renewable electricity target for an isolated grid ⓘ
operator Gorona del Viento S.A. ⓘ
owner Gorona del Viento S.A. ⓘ
purpose electricity generation ⓘ
renewable electricity supply for El Hierro ⓘ
sector electric power industry ⓘ
serves businesses on El Hierro ⓘ
residents of El Hierro ⓘ
shareholder Canary Islands Technological Institute ⓘ
Endesa ⓘ
Island Council of El Hierro ⓘ
usesTechnology islanded grid operation control system ⓘ
pumped-storage energy storage ⓘ
variable-speed wind turbines ⓘ

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El Hierro → hasPowerPlant → Gorona del Viento ⓘ
El Hierro → energyProject → Gorona del Viento ⓘ
subject linked to: Ferro