EOLICA ARGENTINA

EOLICA ARGENTINA, the fair dedicated to the wind energy industry in Argentina, which will take place from 3 to 5 July 2012 at La Rural, predio ferial de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Exhibition Center), has already attracted considerable interest, and is gathering registrations of participation from the main companies of the sector.

The event, set up thanks to an agreement between Artenergy Publishing, leading company in the organization of events dedicated to renewable energies, and AAEE (Argentina Wind Energy Association), will also include a qualified conference programme, including topics such as components, systems and technologies of wind energy turbines, the optimization and integration of renewable energy systems, the potentials of off-shore systems, the design, monitoring, management and maintenance of wind farms.

The Argentine Air Force, via the Directorate General of Development and Control, will also take part in the conference dedicated to the wind energy project at Base Marambio, in Antarctica. During the event, the Argentine Air Force, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary, will also present a prototype wind turbine for extreme climates.

EOLICA ARGENTINA was founded under the best auspices. In fact, thanks to particularly favourable geo-climatic conditions, the South American country is continuing to attract investments. In the last few days, for example, a new project for the production of wind energy in the area of Santa Cruz has been awarded funding for EUR 52 million from the Corporación Andina de Fomento (Caf) and the Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (Bice). The Koluel Kayke II wind farm foresees total investments of EUR 81 million, will have a total capacity of 25 MW and will be made up of 12 wind turbines based on technology developed by Impsa, which has already completed the preliminary studies and expects to start up the power plant in the next 14 months.

Exploiting these important potentials of the Argentinean wind energy market is the aim of EOLICA ARGENTINA, a unique occasion to come into contact with the main players of the sector - both Argentinean and international.
EOLICA ARGENTINA will take place alongside SOLAR ARGENTINA, the event dedicated to photovoltaic, thermal and thermo-dynamic solar energy, and GREEN EXPO ARGENTINA, the fair dedicated to other renewable energy sources (biogas, cogeneration, hydro-electric, biofuels and waste treatment).