Enel Profit Rises on Latin America Demand, Renewables Growth

August 2, 2015

Increasing rates of electricity use and renewable energy integration in Latin America translates for increased profits for Italian utility, Enel. Profits for the first-half of the year are up 3.4% in Latin America, whereas in Italy, where energy usage is on the decline, profits have decreased by a half percentage point.

Caribbean Seeks Funding for Renewable Energy Mix

August 1, 2015

Referring to the Caribbean as “a ticking time bomb,” president of the Ocean Geothermal Energy Foundation (OGEF), Jim Shnell, highlighted the importance of transitioning to reducing the pace of climate change by increasing island renewable energy mix. OGEF, an organization that seeks to fund the R&D needed to tap into the earth’s vast geothermal energy resources, […]

Hydropower Study in Guatemala Funded by CABEI

August 1, 2015

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), co-host of the Central American Renewables Investment Summit, will provide financial assistance totaling $80,000 to conduct a study for a mini hydropower plant in the Southern Coast region of Guatemala. The pre-investment study is funded by the Accelerating Renewable Energy Investment in Central America and Panama (ARECA), a […]