“Live from the Air in the Sky” is a pioneering Catalan initiative developed by EOLPOP to build a wind turbine cooperative.
Wind energy is a renewable source of energy with several advantages for society. This type of energy consists of converting the wind-powered movement of a turbine’s blades into electrical power. Among other benefits, wind power is a source of energy which does not produce waste or water contamination. In addition, it contributes to sustainable development in regions and is an endless resource as wind is a permanent source of power on the planet. It also reduces the use of fossil fuels and boosts the economy by creating jobs.
In Catalonia, the “Live from the Air in the Sky” project is an initiative launched by EOLPOP, the organisation responsible for carrying out and promoting the project, which consists of installing a community-owned wind turbine that will be successfully micromanaged by the shared owners. The idea was first proposed by Eurosolar Catalunya, the local chapter of the Associació Europea per les Energies Renovables. In this sense, there are different cooperative wind power projects in the world that work along the same lines. Here we present the following:
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