Aragón Exterior

The geographical characteristics of Aragón have turned it into a major player in the field of renewable energy production. 44% of primary energy produced there comes from renewable sources, and this is estimated to rise to 63.6% by 2012.

Aragón offers:

• Vigorous research capacity in renewable energies at the University of Saragossa:
  • CIRCE Foundation
  • Hydrogen Foundation
• Capacity for the production of electricity generating technology: R&D in the field of aero-generators, solar panels, electricity elements.
• A huge largely unpopulated territory ideal for the installation of sources of energy that use land extensively.
• Supply of water from the Pyrenees with reservoir capacity of 2,100 Hm3.
• A high capacity electricity network capable of incorporating new electricity generation plants.
• Direct solar radiation conditions similar to those in the south of the Iberian Peninsula.
• A vigorous industrial sector.
• 70% of the electrical energy consumed in Aragón comes from renewable sources.
• Wind energy: 1,713 MW installed; target of 4,000 MW by 2012
• Solar energy: target of 105 MW installed by 2012