Mexico Going Wind

May 1st, 2012 by Zachary Shahan

Mexico recently enacted strong climate action legislation. While many might think of Mexico and think hot, sunny, good place for solar power, the country also has tremendous wind energy resources. As such, it’s working on constructing Latin America’s largest wind energy project, and wind energy, in general, is playing a big part in Mexico’s efforts to fight global warming and boost its economy with renewable energy. Here’s more on that from sister site Ecopreneurist:

Wind: Mexico’s Renewable Energy of Choice (via Ecopreneurist)

Some would associate Mexico with sun and beach, therefore fertile ground for a thriving solar energy sector. However, wind is Mexico’s most mature renewable energy sector. Proof of this is the latest investment of $700 million in the Marena Renovables project in Mexico’s Isthmus de Tehuantepec…

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