EDP will construct a green hydrogen pilot plant in Pecém Industrial and Port Complex to start production in 2022

September 15, 2021

On 1st September the Governor of Ceará, Brazil together with executives from EDP have jointly announced that EDP will invest a total of R$41.9 million in a pilot project for the production of a green hydrogen plant in Pecém Industrial and Port Complex, with a production capacity of 250 Nm3/h of the gas. Its operation […]

Climate Change and the role of geothermal for Chile

September 14, 2021

In an interview with Diego Morata, director of the Geothermal Center of Excellence for the Andes, by ThinkGeoEnergy, he points out the key role that geothermal energy could play in the future context of hydroelectric generation and climate change in Chile. “We have finally seen it rain in south central Chile and, in fact, we […]

Puerto Rico’s Roosevelt Roads to undergo $50M infrastructure upgrades before seeking master developer

September 14, 2021

The former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, which has been in the hands of the Puerto Rico government for about eight years, will undergo a $50 million infrastructure upgrade in preparation for the selection of a master developer for the property, News is my Business confirmed.   Source

IDB Invest strengthens Uruguay’s national power system with renewable energy production

September 14, 2021

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has provided a $67 million financial package for Tealov S.R.L (Tealov), a Uruguayan special purpose company (SPV) sponsored by Invenergy Renewables Global LLC (Invenergy) to develop the Cardal Transmission Project in Uruguay. The financial package includes a $11.5 million loan and a $55.5 million B-bond, acquired in […]

Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?

September 14, 2021

In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead, write Yesenia Rivera, Director of energy diversity and inclusion at Solar United Neighbors and Ruth Santiago a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a clean, equitable and […]

Pros and cons for El Salvador, the first bitcoin nation

September 10, 2021

El Salvador became the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans living abroad millions of dollars in commissions on money they send home. Despite Bukele’s popularity, the move has been greeted with skepticism by many Salvadorans who are concerned about the cryptocurrency’s […]

Pennsaco Technologies signs MOU to deploy green hydrogen technology in Latin America

September 10, 2021

Pennsaco Technologies, LLC, a U.S. based  green hydrogen and advanced carbon capture and recycling technology company, today announced that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Net Zero Carbon Solutions, LLC, a U.S. and Latin America based consultancy providing net zero carbon technology solutions to the oil and gas industry, to deploy Pennsaco’s technology in Latin America. […]

Where We Mine: extractives in Latin America

September 10, 2021

As the drive to expand renewable energy capacity speeds up, there is a rush for lithium and other materials around the world. What will the expansion of rare earth mining in Latin America mean for the indigenous communities and workers who have historically borne the harms of the extractives industries? Thea Riofrancos, author, explains how […]

A regional agreement for healthy eco-systems in Latin America and the Caribbean

September 10, 2021

Five Nations including Costa Rica – the country where the Escazú Agreement was adopted – announced publicly working towards a proposal for UN Human Rights Council to recognize globally the right to a clean, safe, healthy and sustainable environment writes Claudia Ituarte-Lima. In her op-ed she says that the only way for the region to […]