{"id":28436,"date":"2014-01-20T08:24:38","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T08:24:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=28436"},"modified":"2014-01-20T08:24:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T08:24:38","slug":"wind-energy-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/alternative-energy\/wind-energy-spain.php","title":{"rendered":"Wind energy is Spain\u2019s biggest energy source!"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nThe windy country of Spain has carved a place for itself in history books and world records as news has sprung out of the nation being crowned as the first to be majorly reliant on wind energy. Today, energy generated from the wind is Spain\u2019s main source of electricity generation. Industry association AEE said in a statement, \u201cSpain is the first country in the world where wind energy was the technology that most contributed to the coverage of demand in a full year.\u201d
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\nAccording to the numbers pulled out by electricity grid operator Red El\u00e9ctrica de Espa\u00f1a (REE), wind energy made up for 20.9% of total demand of the country\u2019s electricity needs in 2013. This was followed by nuclear energy, providing for 20.8% of Spain\u2019s electricity requirements. Apart from wind and nuclear energy, sources like hydroelectricity and solar energy also provide juice up the Spanish electricity grid.<\/p>\n
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