ACCIONA commissions hybrid wind-solar plant

The Peralejo solar plant will generate 37 GWh/y of clean electricity, equivalent to the consumption of more than 10 600 homes. This energy will be added to that already produced by the Peralejo wind farm and, together, the two facilities that make up the hybrid plant will generate enough electricity to supply 26 000 homes and avoid the emission of more than 38 000 tpy of CO₂. This is equivalent to the effect of planting more than two million trees or taking 15 000 cars off the road.

Peralejo is the company's second hybridisation, a formula whereby two or more renewable technologies use the same connection point, optimising grid use. The combination of two different technologies that can be alternated, such as wind and solar, reduces the dependence on weather conditions, achieving a more constant and stable renewable energy production. In addition, the shared use of infrastructures means that it is not necessary to build new power lines, substations, facilities, and accesses, reducing the environmental impact that two separate projects would entail.

The addition of the photovoltaic plant at Peralejo has created over 100 jobs during its construction peak. In addition, the project includes a Social Impact Management program that ACCIONA Energía implements in all its facilities to generate a positive impact in the communities in which it operates. Through this programme, the company reinvests a portion of annual revenues to support education, welfare, and environmental care programmes.

In the specific case of Villalba del Rey, ACCIONA Energía has carried out a programme to revitalise the Santos Sebastián e Isidro olive oil Cooperative, one of the main economic engines of the municipality, and is financing a series of measures to improve its production and efficiency. The company also sponsored the II Children's Indoor Football Tournament, in which some 90 children from surrounding villages took part; it organised various activities at the Tinajas Association of Re-tired and Pensioners, and it is financing improvements to its facilities.

The hybridisation of Peralejo joins ACCIONA Energía’s first hybrid project Escepar (29.4 MW solar and 36 MW wind), and the Bolarque photovoltaic plant (50 MW) that the company already operates in Villalba del Rey and Tinajas, and places these two municipalities at the forefront of renewable energy development in the province.

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