{"id":20177,"date":"2016-08-28T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-28T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patagoniambiental.com.ar\/?p=20177"},"modified":"2016-08-28T09:00:29","modified_gmt":"2016-08-28T12:00:29","slug":"costa-rica-a-la-vanguardia-en-uso-de-energias-renovables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patagoniambiental.com.ar\/info\/costa-rica-a-la-vanguardia-en-uso-de-energias-renovables\/","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica a la vanguardia en uso de energ\u00edas renovables"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Costa Rica se ha convertido en uno de los pa\u00edses m\u00e1s avanzados del mundo en lo que respecta al uso y aprovechamiento de las energ\u00edas renovables. En 2016 lleva ya 113 d\u00edas garantizando la electricidad en todo el territorio mediante este sistema.<\/p>\n<p>El a\u00f1o pasado sum\u00f3 en total 285 d\u00edas de producci\u00f3n y consumo de electricidad generada de esa forma y el objetivo es alcanzar un a\u00f1o completo. De acuerdo a un informe de la Comisi\u00f3n Econ\u00f3mica para Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), la naci\u00f3n tica est\u00e1 entre los l\u00edderes mundiales en producci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda limpia.<\/p>\n<p>Debido a su clima y geograf\u00eda, el Estado centroamericano cuenta con algunas ventajas respecto a otros territorios. La gran cantidad de r\u00edos y lluvias tropicales permiten que la mayor parte de la energ\u00eda se genere a trav\u00e9s de represas hidroel\u00e9ctricas. No obstante esto se complementa con energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica, biomasa, geot\u00e9rmica y solar. De acuerdo a la CEPAL, toda la capacidad agregada por Costa Rica en 2015 (194 MW) es renovable. Resaltan all\u00ed las hidroel\u00e9ctricas Torito (67,5 MW) y Cach\u00ed (ampliaci\u00f3n a 43,2 MW) y la e\u00f3lica Orosi (50 MW).<\/p>\n<p>La hidroel\u00e9ctrica Reventaz\u00f3n es la segunda obra de infraestructura m\u00e1s grande de Am\u00e9rica Central despu\u00e9s del Canal de Panam\u00e1La hidroel\u00e9ctrica<\/p>\n<p>David Levit\u00e1n, docente de la Facultad de Ingenier\u00eda de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, explic\u00f3 a RT que \u00abel liderazgo que ejerce Costa Rica en t\u00e9rminos de generaci\u00f3n de energ\u00eda renovable se explica tanto por las condiciones geogr\u00e1ficas y clim\u00e1ticas excepcionales que posee como por la decisi\u00f3n de avanzar en el uso de tecnolog\u00edas alternativas\u00bb. A diferencia de la CEPAL, el investigador especializado destac\u00f3 el rol de la energ\u00eda e\u00f3lica, \u00abcuya producci\u00f3n se triplic\u00f3 en los \u00faltimos cinco a\u00f1os\u00bb. De todas formas subray\u00f3 que \u00abpor la capacidad de generaci\u00f3n variable que tienen todas estas tecnolog\u00edas es necesario contar con m\u00faltiples fuentes simult\u00e1neamente para poder abastecer la demanda\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s all\u00e1 del papel de vanguardia de Costa Rica, el resto de los pa\u00edses de la regi\u00f3n ha logrado avances al respecto y as\u00ed lo rese\u00f1a el mismo informe de la CEPAL. De hecho, los ocho pa\u00edses que conforman el Sistema de Integraci\u00f3n Centroamericana (SICA) incrementaron su producci\u00f3n de electricidad a 64.076 GWh. \u00abDe ese total, el 54% provino de fuentes renovables y el restante 46% correspondi\u00f3 a hidrocarburos y combustibles f\u00f3siles\u00bb, se\u00f1al\u00f3 el portal Energ\u00edas Renovables.<\/p>\n<p>Desagregando la informaci\u00f3n entre los pa\u00edses del SICA se observan algunas desigualdades importantes. En el extremo opuesto a Costa Rica se encuentra Rep\u00fablica Dominicana, que apenas produce el 8,1% de su electricidad mediante m\u00e9todos renovables. Entre ambos extremos est\u00e1n Belice con el 92,4%; Guatemala, con 68,4%; 67,9% de Panam\u00e1; 57,4% de El Salvador; 48,2% en Nicaragua y 44,3% Honduras.<\/p>\n<p>A su vez, sobre el total de la energ\u00eda renovable producida en los pa\u00edses del SICA en 2015, el 67,6% fue hidr\u00e1ulica; 10,9% de cogeneraci\u00f3n en plantas azucareras (biomasa); 10,6% de geotermia; 9,1% e\u00f3lica; 1,7% solar, y 0,1% correspondi\u00f3 a biog\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>Fuente: Morandu Noticias<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Costa Rica se ha convertido en uno de los pa\u00edses m\u00e1s avanzados del mundo en lo que respecta al uso 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