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the prysmian Group was particularly involved in the renewable
energy sector during 2012, assisting in the construction of major
wind and solar farms around the world.
as part of the development of wind energy in argentina, the
Group supplied electricity and telecommunications cables to
loma blanca, the largest wind farm currently under construction
in South america. loma blanca is part of a national programme
launched by argentina to promote the use of energy from
renewable sources. the objective within the next ten years is
for 8% of local electricity consumption to be clean energy. using
medium-voltage electricity cables and opGw telecom cables, the
power output of the finished wind farmwill be 200 Mw.
among the various projects in the solar energy sector, the Group
has supplied p-Sun and airbag MV cables to the Sant'alberto
solar park near Ravenna in italy. the revolutionary airbag MV
cables offer numerous advantages in terms of both delivery
and installation: they are laid directly into the ground at a depth
of 90 cm, rather than 110 cm (increasing the installation rate
from 250 m/h to 600 m/h), and employ technologies with a low
environmental impact, such as horizontal drilling.
SUStAINAbLe techNOLOGIeS
IN ReNewAbLe SectOR
