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| Mexico installs an Acciona wind turbine for the Cancun summit  A wind turbine with Acciona technology has been installed on the initiative of the Mexican Government in Cancun, the city that is hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) organized by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The initiative is a symbol of how clean energies can contribute to reducing emissions and to the stabilization of the climate on our planet.The installation of the turbine was carried out by Acciona Energy for the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), a public body responsible for the generation, distribution and marketing of electric power in Mexico. Acciona will undertake the maintenance of the wind turbine during its working life. The 1.5 MW AW-70/1500 turbine, which is manufactured using Acciona Windpower in-house technology, is located south of Cancun very close to the venues of COP16, the world conference on climate change. It has an 80-meter-high steel tower with 34-meter-long blades and a rotor diameter of 70 meters. On a site with a good wind resource providing 3,000 equivalent hours of production at full capacity this model of wind turbine is capable of generating clean electricity to supply 2,300 homes in Mexico. write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Construction News :: home page |