Wind of change blowing through spain?
A much derided initiative in
At the end of March, The wind farm at Aeolian Parks in
The oft criticized turbines produced enough wattage to power the great cities of
Frank Mastiaux, the head of E.On's green operations, commented: “Years of nurture by the Spanish government have paid off.
"We are beyond the boutique phase. When this began in the 1970s it was a niche play, a nice tax break for German dentists and doctors. Now it is turning into an industrial business. Productivity has grown by 150 times in 25 years."
“Today's wind turbines are a far cry from the archaic mini-mills that scar the landscape for little return, and provoke such fury in the English shires. They are vast, and each mast can power a neighbourhood.