2. Renewable energy in Spain represented 12.5%of total energy
generation in 2009. Spain hasset the target of generating 20% of
its energyneeds from renewable energy sources by2020. 3. Some
autonomous regions in Spain leadEurope in the use of renewable
energytechnology, and plan to reach 100%renewable energy generation
in a fewyears. Castilla y Leon and Galicia areespecially near this
goal, producing in 200670% of their total electricity demand
fromrenewable energy sources, and 5communities produce more than
50% fromrenewables. 4. WIND POWER INSPAIN 5. Spain is the worlds
third biggestproducer of wind power, afterthe United States and
Germany, withan installed capacity of 20,661megawatts (MW) april
2011, a rise of1,609 MW for the year. More than 11%of Spains
electricity came from windpower in 2008. The largest producer
ofwind power in Spain is Iberdrola, with27 percent of capacity,
followedby Acciona on 16 percent and Endesawith 10 percent. 6.
SOLAR ENERGY INSPAIN 7. In 2005 Spain became the first countryin
Europe to require the installationof photovoltaic electricity
generation innew buildings, and the second in theworld to require
the installationof solar hot water systems. With theconstruction of
the solar powerplant, located near Seville, Spainbecame the first
country to ever have acommercial solar energy power tower.
