36,000
Equivalent households
CLEAN, NON-POLLUTING ENERGY
Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
1 in 8 people still do not have access to electricity. In order to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all, it is necessary to increase the use of renewable energy from 25 % today to 38 % in 2025.
ACCIONA is positioning itself as a key player in addressing the growth in energy demand while curbing the progress of global warming and promoting the transition to a decarbonized energy model.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
The generation and use of energy is responsible for 74 % of total greenhouse gas emissions in the world. This activity is the largest contributor to global warming. Investment in renewable energy, energy efficiency and other low carbon technologies will continue to be essential to meet the new needs of humanity and to minimise their negative impact on the environment.
ACCIONA considers the fight against climate change and its related effects to be a strategic priority. The Company is working to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to the progress of society and respond to the main challenges of sustainable development in the areas of infrastructure, water and energy, leading the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Grid connected in 2013, the Els Escambrons (Lleida) was the first commercial wind farm put into service by ACCIONA with AW3000, the 3-MW platform of ACCIONA Windpower that has had great success in several markets. It has 16 turbines, mounted on 100-meter-high concrete towers.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Location: Almatret, Lleida. Spain.
- Capacity: 48 MW.
- Wind turbine: ACCIONA Windpower AW109/3000.
- Tower: Concrete, hub height 100m.
- Start-up: 2013.
- Owner: ACCIONA.
KEY FIGURES
- First commercial wind farm with AW3000 turbines
- Average annual production: 123 GWh
- Clean energy equivalent to the consumption of 36,000 homes
- 118,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions to the atmosphere from coal-fired power stations avoided per year
- One of the first ACCIONA wind farms with concrete tower technology.
Key figures
48
megawatts (MW) of power
36,000
equivalent households
16
wind turbines
118,000
tons of CO2 into the atmosphere avoided per year
+400
jobs created during construction
33.5
million tree equivalent