Caribbean, Central America solar development advances

September 1, 2021

Various companies across Central America and the Caribbean reported advances in developing solar capacity in the region. The report highlights the Dominican Republic’s national energy commission (CNE) has authorized photovoltaic resource studies for four solar projects which hold provisional concessions. It also highlighted the provisional licenses granted in Panama to Argentum Solar and Caldera Energy for […]

Chile sets record rates in renewable bids

September 1, 2021

Twenty-nine companies placed bids to further develop renewables in Chile setting a record rate. Source (in Spanish)

The ecological fuel of the future that already has projects in Argentina

September 1, 2021

Like many countries across the LAC region, Argentina is weighing entering the green hydrogen race. According to this report by Infobae, experts have identified four regions that make it competitive leveraging its renewables: photovoltaic, biomass, wind and solar energy. Source (in Spanish)

LUMA Energy says grid stabilization work has begun

September 1, 2021

Following a power outage that affected more than 100,000 people across Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy said it had begun work to stabilize the island’s grid, El Vocero reported. Source (in Spanish)

Evergo projects 500 electric charging stations in Dominican Republic by close of 2021

September 1, 2021

With more than 300 charging stations for the latest electric vehicles, Evergo, a subsidiary of the parent company InterEnergy Group, plans to close the year with 500 stations in the national territory. “Ahead of the future of electric mobility in the Dominican Republic, with the deployment of the most extensive network in the region, Evergo […]

‘World’s first fossil-free steel’ produced in Sweden and delivered to Volvo

September 1, 2021

Sweden’s SSAB says it has “produced the world’s first fossil-free steel” and has started delivering it to the Volvo Group, its first customer. The news represents the latest development for the Hybrit project, which was set up in 2016 and is owned by SSAB, energy firm Vattenfall and LKAB, a mining and minerals group. Both […]

Bill Gates commits $1.5B for clean technologies including hydrogen

September 1, 2021

Bill Gates wants to spend $1.5 billion on clean technologies, including hydrogen, through a new partnership with the US Department of Energy (US DOE). Expressing a passion for hydrogen and clean fuels, Gates explained that whilst the clean fuel is very promising the price must be right, not just for the US, but for the […]