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CHILE; Wind Energy Production; a change for electricity generation

The Chilean government is trying to change the ways of electricity generation, and wind, solar, geothermal and biomass energy production could contribute to the South American country economic and energy growth.

Basically, the advantage of producing wind energy and hydropower plants are the investment costs and lower cost of operation. Investment in the wind project would be $ 1.5 million per MW installed.

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ARGENTINE; Argentine will develop wind turbine after signing agreement.

Following the agreement that the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Nation and the provinces of Neuquen and Rio Black and municipalities Neuquina Plaza Huincul and Cutral Co signed, the development of the first wind turbine designed in Argentina was announced.

This wind turbine will be named EOLIS-15 since it will have an output of 1.5 MW, as well as being 9 meters higher than the obelisk in Buenos Aires. The design is headed by the state company INVAP, a company that has experience in high quality technology production at the international level.

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The energy company Edelaysen from Chile, who belongs to the SAES group, is planning to launch an expansion to the wind farm in Alto Baguales, which includes the addition of 2 new turbines, each one with a capacity of around 660kW that would be installed by the next year, aiming to balance the electricity demand and avoid unpleasant long-term situations.

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On the past July 4, the government of Chile, through its Minister of Energy, announced the creation of a Renewable Energies Center for Chile and South America; this in order to emphasize the importance and need of developing renewable energies.

This project will work together with the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) countries, without forgetting the policies and development programs, innovation and research in the field, and work as a liaison adapting and diffuse such innovations and technological developments.

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On July 5, the National Energy Commission (CNE) made official the generation of 9.5 MW at the first experimental wind farm which is expected to be completed and start operations before the ending of 2008.

This project was government's initiative as a measure to manage the elevated oil prices worldwide.

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CHILE; They present environmental study for the establishment of a wind farm

The Chilean company Kas Engineering submitted an environmental impact study to the authority of Chile a few days ago; by means of building a wind farm of 500 MW, which would have a cost of 1 000 million dollars.

A group of Chilean investments called Krokis developed the initiative, and with the delivery of the study, they are only waiting for the approval. The park would have 243 Vestas wind turbines with a capacity of 2MW and 3MW.

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MEXICO; Investments in Solar and Wind Energy

The northern regions of Mexico have being attractive options for investments by foreign capital for the installation of solar and wind power plants, mainly in states like Sonora and Baja California.

With the contract signed by the government of Guaymas, the University of Sonora and the Federal Electricity Commission, they would be working together so Guaymas could be the first city in the country to produce its own electricity through wind turbines.

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ARGENTINE; The government will install two wind turbines

In order to make strategic trials, the government will acquire two -1- KW low-power turbines. Those turbines will be placed in 2 significant places; the first one in Lavandero, a control pint of the park San Guillermo, and the second in the Elizondo Mountains of Fertile Valley.

These sites were chosen because they are areas where the network of conventional power does not reach, a situation that makes it relevant, since it will provide electricity to the habitants of these areas.

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MEXICO; Meteosim TrueWind does a new wind map of the state of Jalisco

Meteosim TrueWind has used the system MesoMapTM to produce a high-resolution wind map for 200.000km2, covering the whole state of Jalisco, México. The map shows the long-term wind at the hub height of the entire interest area with a final resolution of 100 m.

The wind maps – that are available for wind project developers and promoters – although they do not eliminate the necessity of quality anemometric measures, they allow to reduce the time and costs that are necessary to indentify and select convenient areas for wind projects, at the same time they allow a preliminary estimation of the production of future wind farms.

Both, the results and an extended explanation of the methodology will be exposed at WIND EXPO LAWEA 2008, from the 5 to the 7 of November 2008 in Jalisco, Mexico.

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MÉXICO; Iberdrola continues constructing a 100MW wind farm in Oaxaca.

Iberdrola is constructing a wind energy farm in Oaxaca with an investment of $100 million dollars, which will be ready in 2010 to produce about 100 MW. They relate to the fields in Oaxaca as the best ones in the world, a potential that Mexico has wasted for too long.

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MEMBERS’ PRESS RELEASE:

NRG SYSTEMS: Presson of Patriot Renewables wins NRG Systems’ Complete 60m XHD Calibrated Symphonie NOW System

Hinesburg, VT – NRG Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer of wind energy measurement systems for the global wind energy industry, announced that Todd Presson, COO, of Patriot Renewables, LLC, in Quincy, Massachusetts, won the 60m XHD Calibrated NRG Symphonie™ NOW System at AWEA’s WindPower 2008 annual conference and exhibition held in Houston, Texas. The 60m XHD Calibrated Symphonie NOW System, is valued at $15,750 USD.

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LAWEA HIGHLIGHTS

The preliminary Conference Program of WIND EXPO 2008 is now available!

With confirmed speakers from almost 20 countries and talking about the main topics of the Wind Power in Latin America, these sessions become the program of conferences of more relevance in the region.

You can check the preliminary Conference Program that will be held on next November 5 to 7, in the frame of WIND EXPO 2008, in the next link:

http://www.windexpo.org/ing/conferencias_programa.html

It will be the best opportunity to be involved in an industry of great projection in Latin America.

Get free access to the exhibition area of WIND EXPO 2008 by registering before July 31.

LAWEA offers the opportunity of free registration to participate as visitor in to the exhibition area of WIND EXPO 2008 by filling in the form available in:

http://www.windexpo.org/documentos/EXHIBITION%20VISITOR%20FORM.pdf

Don't miss this opportunity to have a direct contact with the main people involved in the Wind Power and renewable sector in the region. Only available until July 31.

Note: The pass to the exhibition area of WIND EXPO 2008 does not include the pass to the conferences. If you want to attend the conferences, you must register by filling-in the following form:

http://windexpo.org/documentos/CONFERENCE%20REGISTRATION%20FORM.pdf

More information www.windexpo.org or contact info@lawea.org

LAWEA will participate in the Technological Forum on the current Wind Energy in Argentine and the Southern Cone “Winds of the Future”

LAWEA has been invited to give an oral presentation in the Technological Forum on the current Wind Energy in Argentine and the Southern Cone “Winds of the Future”, presented by the Cámara de Industria y Comercio Argentino-Alemana. The event will be held in the Abasto Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, July 23rd, 2008.

LAWEA will be speaking about the Regulatory Framework for Renewable Energies in Latin America, looking forward to keep on supporting the development of clean energies in this region and around the world.

LAWEA participated in the 2° Andean & Central America Energy Congress 2008

LAWEA keeps working on its wind energy diffusion and defense activities around the region and attended the 2° Andean & Central America Energy Congress 2008 that was held in Bogota, Colombia during the past July 9 – 11.

LAWEA spoke in the ACA – Forum of Renewable and non Conventional Energy, on July 11th.

New member of LAWEA staff

Thanks to the growing that our members have made possible, LAWEA is glad to announce a new member for our staff, who will be in charge of the Public Relations and Events Coordination. Hilda G. Ibarra is now working with LAWEA to contribute with her experience to the growth of the association and to the development of the Wind Power in Latin America.

With your support LAWEA continues working for the Wind Power industry in the region.

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