Alternative Energy Hungary: First Windfarm in Hungary

Kaposvar Austrian company ko-Energia GmbH is to invest Ft60 billion ($284.6 million) in establishing the first wind farm in Hungary, in the south Rbakz region, 150km west of Budapest. Forty-eight wind turbines will be built, at a price of between Ft500-800m ($2.37-3.79m) and producing 2,000 kilowatts per hour. Although the company has yet to sign any agreements with the landowners, according to Lajos Takcs, the mayor of Dnesfa, this won’t hinder the project. “I am sure the company will be able to come to an agreement with the property owners,” Takcs said. Budapest Sun Article on Hungary’s First Windfarm

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Alternative Energy in Central America

Managua, Nicaragua Cancn, Mexico – With the signing of an energy partnership with Mexico, Central America is poised to see a steady supply of oil and natural gas from its northern neighbor. Mexico’s focus on hydrocarbons was clear in the plan, drafted by Mexican officials, which ranked development of alternative energy as only the seventh out of eight priorities for the region. “Petroleum is an addiction; it’s like a drug,” Costa Rican President Abel Pacheco retorted during the meeting. “We have to understand that it’s not going to be available forever.” Costa Rica has led the region in alternative energy, with 90 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric, geothermal and wind-powered generators, according to Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Costa Rica’s energy and environment minister. Nicaragua and El Salvador have also been investing in alternative energy projects. El Salvador gets 50 percent of its energy from renewable energy sources, according to Ismael Snchez, a professor of energy sciences at the Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Caas in El Salvador.

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