Principales modelos para el desarrollo eólico y la potencialidad de América Latina

Abstract

The development of renewable energy in recent years has been favored greatly by the advent of wind energy. Generating electricity by this means does not generate greenhouse gas emissions, even though the construction and installation of wind farms is not harmless to the environment. Ample regulations exist internationally, but the placement of wind farms by country is quite disparate, and its environmental, economic, and social impact rather varied. In this essay, the authors analyze the existing international norms and the repercussions of the process of development of wind energy. They compare the main models applied in Europe, the pioneer in the exploitation of wind power, and what is being done in Latin America, especially in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico.