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The first commercial-scale offshore wind project in the United States, Vineyard Wind 1, will not only supply clean energy to more than 400,000 homes and businesses. It is also helping to revive production off the coast of Massachusetts and is bringing the winds of change to offshore technology innovation.
The completion of the San Esteban II hydroelectric plant in 2013 made the San Esteban (San Estevo) plant the largest hydroelectric complex in Galicia, with a total installed capacity of 451 MW. Located in the Sil river basin, the facility is a pioneer in the region for producing hydroelectric power equivalent to the average annual consumption of more than 600,000 people, almost twice the population of the province of Ourense.
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The dam is an essential element in a hydroelectric power plant because of its important function. It is the civil works infrastructure that makes it possible to impound the water that will subsequently drive the turbines of the power plant, generating clean electricity. There are different types of dams, either according to their materials or their mechanisms.
