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Wind power, an energy of the future
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Aware of the assets of wind power, GDF SUEZ is now stepping up its production. The Group, which is No. 1 in France, is targeting major projects in Europe and across the world and is banking on the sharp growth of this inexhaustible, totally green energy.
Wind power, a crucial renewable energy
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To produce electricity, a wind turbine, less commonly known as an “aerogenerator” captures the force of the wind with its blades. As they rotate, they activate a generator which produces electricity. The result? Energy which emits neither greenhouse gas nor toxic residue and thus meets the Group’s objectives in terms of development of renewable energies.
GDF SUEZ, France’s No. 1 wind power producer
With 922 MW of installed power, GDF SUEZ is France’s No. 1 wind power producer. Two of the largest French wind farms were commissioned in 2010: the Hauts Pays wind farm (78 MW in Haute-Marne, developed by Erelia), the Group’s first wind farm and the third wind farm in France to be directly connected to the national electricity, on a 225,000 volt high tension line; and the Germinon wind farm (75 MW in the Marne, developed by Eole Generation).
The Group has also become the principal shareholder of numerous specialized subsidiaries and has comprehensive know-how across the entire chain:
La Compagnie du Vent,- Eole Generation,
- GREAT-Alizé Energie (in French) (General Renewable Energy and Technics),
- Maïa Eolis (in French),
- Erelia Groupe (in French),
- CN’Air (in French) (subsidiary of CNR).
| Erelia, or responsible wind power | |
| Erelia – a GDF SUEZ subsidiary specialized in the design, development and operation of wind farms – makes sustainable development rhyme with local development. | |
The Group’s international wind capacity
Beyond Europe, GDF SUEZ has wind farms in Canada (286 MW), Australia (46 MW), Latin America (142 MW – particularly in Costa Rica, Chile and Brazil).
| Portugal: a focus on wind power | |
| In Portugal, GDF SUEZ controls a total installed, in-service of wind capacity of 214 MW, through its subsidiary Eurowind, The Group also has a 42.5% stake in Generg, a group of companies that holds 436 MW of wind capacity, 33 MW hydroelectric capacity, and 13 MW of solar energy capacity. | |
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