Wind power production in the Liguria region of Italy has increased over time. Data from 25 monitoring stations over 6.5 years showed that only 4 sites seemed suitable for energy production due to wind potential. However, due to environmental protections, only one site was deemed able to effectively exploit its stable wind potential. Additionally, the energy produced from three wind turbines in Stella San Martino, Savona is sold to British Petroleum and helps power homes in Britain, despite being generated in Italy.

1. Wind Power Production in Liguria
11,3
16,6
19
23,1
47,1
58,1 58,1 58,1 58,1
7
9
15
23
30
33 33
46 46
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
MW
Years of production MW numbers of sites

2. WIND TURBINES IN LIGURIA
The aim is to assess the current wind energy potential in the Liguria
region, Italy. Data for a monitored period up to six and half years from
25 stations distributed over the four provinces of Liguria (i.e., La
Spezia, Genoa, Savona and Imperia) have been analyzed. From the
data obtained on the 25 stations, only 4 of them seem to be eligible for
energy production, but, due to other constraints such as
environmental protected areas, only one of them seems the only one
where the wind potential - which has been quite stable in the years -
can be effectively exploited.
Ligurian wind warms British homes. A true paradox: the energy
produced by the three wind turbines operating on the high ground of
Stella San Martino (Savona), the place of birth of Italy’s former
president Sandro Pertini, ends up in the electricity network of British
Petroleum, which was this year’s highest bidder for the green energy
generated on the mountain sides above Savona.