RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATION PROGRESS IN MEXICO

This paper shows a general view of the renewable energy systems instal ed in Mexico, since the early 70's up to the present date. Mention is made of the location, within the Mexican territory, of these systems, their power and the institutions that have participated in this progra m which are academic, federal government agencies, local government ag encies as well as private companies. The installed systems are mainly: wind generators, flat and concentrator collectors, geothermal plants, biomass, solar ponds, photovoltaic systems and small hydrologic plant s.