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for Gamma 60 is lower, 1041 kWh/m /year, but four or five years ago without a clear
less than expected. understanding of the business. We always keep
in mind the three basic rules for wind power
We must point out some considerations plants: economical, feasible, acceptable.
coming out from these preliminary results:
Fourthly for off shore in Sicily:
- The potential area would be suitable for a we think that could be possible, and even may
rather large off shore wind farm (7 km) be economically viable, but not for the present
- The prevailing wind direction at the met time
station (N and SSE) induce to believe in
some blocking effect of Monte Erice (the big Last, but first, for this study:
relief in the top right part of the map) on This study has been self-financed, to serve as a
the west winds; benchmark of competences. The authors foresee
that, unless a specific interest will rise from
- The values of windspeed and of the resulting other parties, they will not deep it any further.
energy productions are not so high in
comparison with the ones that can be found
on shore if a suitable orography effect is
found; THE AUTHORS

- No investigation has been made concerning Sesto Avolio is Managing Director with Eolica
the characteristics of the sea bottom and
their suitability for off shore foundations. Carmelo Ferrara is Expert for Anemology in the
Experts Panel of Eolica
THE FUTURE

Sicilians use a dialect that is a language in its
own. This language makes no difference
between the present and the future of the verbs:
the use of a time adverb before the present
form of the verb renders the concept of the
future (i.e. "Tomorrow I go fishing").

So we should speak of the future using the
present form, and may be a few time adverbs.

First of all the future for wind energy:
Bright, as we are all sure, all over the World: we
always discover that new countries become
more and more attractive and that all the
targets set by the wind community are exceeded.

Secondly for wind energy in Italy:
In the next two years more than 400 MW are
built under the CIP 6 incentives scheme; after
them time is coming for new plants with the
Green Certificates concept, and we know that
large entities are working their part. What we
lack is a diffused ownership, that could
contribute to the acceptance of the turbines
when they become more and more diffused.

Thirdly for wind energy in Sicily:
Despite the present situation we are rather sure
that soon a certain number of windfarms
appear in various parts of this island. We don't
expect, however, the large quantity announced