July 2017 - Page 2 of 4 - New Energy Events

KPMG Announces Title Sponsorship of CARIF
July 25, 2017
KPMG has confirmed a leading role in CARIF 2017 as Title Sponsor alongside CIBC FirstCaribbean. KPMG brings to the table a highly experienced pan-regional team and a long track-record of advisory to infrastructure clients and projects across the Caribbean. KPMG has also been the host of a highly successful biennial event for key Caribbean infrastructure […]
Powerhouses Combine Forces to Host CARIF 2017
July 25, 2017
Across the Caribbean the need for substantial investment in infrastructure is increasingly urgent. Reflecting that need, and for a central forum to bring the market together, IJGlobal, the infrastructure division of the Euromoney Group, and New Energy Events, are pleased to announce that the 2nd annual Caribbean Infrastructure Forum will take place in Montego Bay […]
Argentina’s RenovAr projects await investors
July 21, 2017
Argentina’s RenovAr program is ambitious in scope, endeavoring to grow renewables to 20% of the national energy matrix by 2025. RenovAr held two energy auctions which resulted in 59 auctioned projects totaling 2.4 GW of new renewable capacity valued at $4 billion. However, many companies who bid for these projects are still in search of […]
Chile’s solar thermal power plant receives environmental approval
July 21, 2017
SolarReserve received environmental approval from the Chilean government to build the 390 MW solar thermal power station with 5.1 GW of energy storage. The Likana Solar Energy Project in the Antofagasta region of Chile will be able to deliver 390 MW of continuous output at a capacity factor equal to a fossil-fuel power plant. The project […]
Announcing: CREF Project Awards for 2017
July 20, 2017
As project development region-wide ramps up, the organizers of CREF are pleased to announce a collaboration with Rocky Mountain Institute/Carbon War Room to recognize excellence in project execution in the Caribbean. Supported by an industry-leading Advisory Committee, awards will be made across the following categories: Best Utility Scale Wind, Best Utility Scale Solar, Best Storage […]
Brazil approves resolution to create $750m renewables financing program
July 20, 2017
The Brazilian Senate has approved on Thursday a draft resolution (PRS 25/2017) that authorizes an external credit of $750 million for the financing of the country’s incentive program for renewables, Programa de Financiamento para Energia Sustentável. The additional funds, which will be provided by the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and the Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank (IDB), will be […]
St Eustatius microgrid to be expanded after successful tests
July 20, 2017
In March 2016, SMA Sunbelt commissioned a 1.89 MW solar PV and 1 MW/572 kWh Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) battery energy storage system on the Caribbean island of Sint Eustatius. The objective of the retrofitted renewable energy plant was, and is, to reduce the diesel consumption of existing diesel generators on the island, thus generating savings […]
Sungrow to provide storage system for PV + storage project in Bahamas
July 20, 2017
Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter system solution supplier, has announced to have provided the entire energy storage system for a PV + storage project in the Bahamas. The highly integrated 500kWh energy storage system, which is customized for the North American C&I market and consists of a 250kW storage inverter and 500kWh of lithium ion […]
Island nations mustn’t pay the price for Trump’s stance on climate change

From our Editorial Team
July 20, 2017
Written by Matthew Perks, CEO, New Energy Events. On 1 June 2017, the day that Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the US from the Paris Agreement, the New York Times speculated that the impact of the withdrawal would be determined by the global response to the decision. Would countries double down on their efforts to curb greenhouse gas […]