Universidade de Vigo
Wind energy has a significant economic, social and environmental impact on the territories in which it is based. We all trust in the need to change the current fossil-predominant energy system to a renewable world, yet it is crucial to consider the social, economic and environmental effects of electricity production and distribution infrastructures through wind
Different social, economic and political actors in Galicia have been calling for a differentiated electricity tariff for some time. Its justification revolves around different matters like its specific supply in terms of the distance between production and consumption centers; the configuration of distribution networks; compensation for production surpluses; or environmental externalities, among others. The Observatory
Once again the Galician Wind Observatory discovers that the rural environment is left out of a fair ecological transition process in which it plays a relevant role. By contrary, companies outside the rural environment that develop these wind turbines locate these infrastructures in territories with great wind potential, transform landscapes, and carry out succulent businesses,
The head of the OEGA, Xavier Simón, joined the advisory team of the Cantabrian Mountains Legal Defense Fund (CMLDF). The main objective of this fund is to provide itself with financial support to promote legal actions to defend biodiversity and the landscape of the Cantabrian Mountains and its surroundings given the avalanche of wind energy
At present, wind farms are forbidden within Natura Network areas. Yet this has not always been the case. Until Decree 243/2007 was issued, it was possible to place wind turbines, substations, cable conducting trenches or wind turbine access tracks in Natura Network areas because the Galician Wind Sector Plan (GWSP) established that any rustic area