August 2021 - Page 3 of 4 - New Energy Events

Caribbean must work towards renewable energy – Guyanese Minister Vickram Bharrat
August 13, 2021
Combating climate change and managing ecosystems for future generations has led to calls from Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat for the Caribbean to adopt renewable energy policies and other sustainable efforts. The Caribbean Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the University of Guyana’s 22nd biennial conference brings into focus the necessity of renewable energy and […]
Ormat wins contract for San Jacinto geothermal plant expansion
August 13, 2021
Polaris Infrastructure Inc. announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement with a wholly subsidiary of Ormat Technologies Inc. for the supply of a 10 MW (net) Binary Unit at its San Jacinto geothermal power plant in Nicaragua . The additional Binary Unit is in response to Polaris’ previously announced December 2020 extension of the Power Purchase Agreement […]
Colombia’s Minister of Mining Gives Keynote Interview at GEOLAC 2021
August 12, 2021
New Energy Events proudly welcomed Diego Mesa, Colombia’s Minister of Energy and Mining, to the 8th Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC 2021). Formerly, as Colombia’s Deputy Energy Minister between 2018 and 2020, he co-led the design and implementation of the country’s energy transformation policy. Participants at GEOLAC 2021 had access to […]
Hydrogen plan isn’t very green under U.S. infrastructure deal
August 4, 2021
Building a hydrogen-based energy system in the U.S., which some analysts call key to fighting climate change, would be based largely on fossil fuels under the bipartisan infrastructure bill heading for a Senate vote. The legislation provides for $8 billion in spending to establish at least four “regional clean hydrogen hubs” producing and using the […]
Giga-scale green hydrogen: ‘Developers are being unrealistic about levelized costs’
August 4, 2021
Recent announcements such as the $70bn, 28GW Western Green Energy Hub in Australia, the 15GW Oman project or the relatively meagre 4GW Helios project in Saudi Arabia and HNH in Chile have captured the headlines but there is one interesting point they all have in common. Each project’s estimated levelised cost of hydrogen works out […]
AI company studies distributed green hydrogen for fleet decarbonization
August 4, 2021
Artificial Intelligence company Empati has commissioned Black & Veatch to study the feasibility of using distributed production of green hydrogen to fuel vehicle fleets. The company says that hydrogen is a proven vehicle fuel and that green hydrogen offers fleet operators a route to achieving decarbonisation targets. The convention is for centralized hydrogen production, then […]
How the United States’ renewed leadership on climate is impacting energy sector priorities in the Caribbean
August 4, 2021
As regional leaders around the world convene to decide on climate investment commitments in advance of COP26, this webinar hosted by Deloitte and Rocky Mountain Institute will bring together key stakeholders to discuss how the U.S.’ renewed leadership on combatting climate change is impacting renewable energy sector priorities in the Caribbean. This event will bring together representatives […]
Ecopetrol Group presents its first stand-alone report following the task force on climate-related financial disclosures
August 4, 2021
Ecopetrol S.A. reported it has voluntarily adopted the recommendations issued by the Financial Stability Board’s Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) as part of its disclosure policies. In this regard, the company has published its first specialized report on the subject, for the year 2020, where the disclosures seek to reinforce its processes and […]
Dominica geothermal project to drill additional 2 wells
August 4, 2021
In a statement this week, Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of Dominica, provided an update on the geothermal power project on the Caribbean island state. The geothermal project in the Roseau Valley will see the drilling of two additional wells, with financial and technical support of the World Bank. The Dominica government concluded five procurements valued […]