Havana, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Research to find out which regions have the largest possibilities to produce eolian energy are carried out in the northern coast of Cuba, especially in central Villa Clara, eastern Holguin and western Pinar del Rio and Isle of Youth.

    A Television network reported the use of wind energy to produce electricity is one of the prioritized goals of the Cuban development model, replacing fossil hydrocarbons.

    The project is part of domestic efforts and measures for the rational use of energy and the fulfillment of the so-called Energy Revolution implemented in social and economic sectors.

    Under the National Program for Wind Prospecting, research on conditions of the Cuban archipelago is evaluated and the northern areas of Ciego de Avila, Camaguey and Villa Clara possess good conditions to contribute to the program.

    Cuba created its first National Aeolian Park in the Isle of Turiguano in Ciego de Avila in 1999. Over 500 oil tons have been saved and 250,000 people have received its benefits ever since.

    World nations have fostered the use of eolian energy, which is a renewable resource that reduces CO2 emissions to the atmosphere.

    Presently, more than 40 million people in the world are using eolian energy.