Representatives of the Spanish Government, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, various entities, artists, organizations and companies have recently presented the Solar Spain iniciative, which demonstrates the clear and firm compromise on the part of the country’s administration and civil society towards the implementation of renewable energies and the fight against climate change.

According to the event organizers, several activities will take place on the 20th-21st June that will present all that has been done concerning renewable energies and which has allowed Spain to become an industry leader. Together with Germany, Spain is one of the countries with the highest wind power rate in the world and its purpose is to be a leader in other renewable energies as well, such as biomass, solar energy or biofuels.

España Solar will be presented by President José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero and will include a renewable energy fair open to the public and with free access. Furthermore, this iniciative will offer music, dance and cinema activities under a unifying element - the Sun of Spain (“Enclave de sol”) -, as well as technical seminars.