Deformational behaviour of pyroclastic rocks beneath the upper reservoir of the hydro-wind plant at El Hierro

The process of this reversible system (Fig. 1) consists in using wind energy (1) to pump water from the lower reservoir (2) to the upper reservoir (3), making use of the turbines (4) to generate

1 DESCRIPTION OF THE “EL HIERRO HYDRO-WIND PLANT” PROJECT

Before very long, the Canary Island known as El Hierro will become the first place in the world capable of being self-sufficient in electricity from renewable sources of energy.