Iberdrola’s Galán declares war on ‘inefficient’ CSP sector

Instead he wants continued growth in the wind sector.

“Nobody has bet more on renewables than Iberdrola,” Galán told analysts.

“We [Spain] did irrational things with PV and we are doing the same with CSP. Let’s use mature technologies to produce renewable energy and not immature technologies that produce little energy and have big costs.”

Galán says CSP plants are “not even moderately efficient” and use large quantities of water, as well as producing CO₂.

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