October 2021 - New Energy Events

Foxconn sets sights on making EVs in Latin America, Europe, India
October 27, 2021
Taiwan tech giant Foxconn is looking at making electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe, India and Latin America, including “indirectly” cooperating with German automakers, Chairman Liu Young-way said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Source
GSS bonds and other forms of sustainable finance have become a mainstream feature of Latin American debt capital markets
October 27, 2021
Sustainability issues in Latin America have long been closely linked to finance, but never more so than today. Latin America’s tropical forests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth—and highly vulnerable to the increasingly significant effects of climate change. Source
New CDB President: Sustainable energy transition vital for Caribbean development
October 27, 2021
The President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr. Gene Leon, has cited the transition to sustainable energy a critical imperative for regional development. Source
Global energy crisis comes to drought-stricken South America
October 27, 2021
The energy crisis sweeping the globe is about to hit South America, where a historic drought has the region desperate to replace a collapse in hydroelectric generation as reported by Bloomberg. Source
The first large-scale green hydrogen project advances in Argentina
October 27, 2021
Integración Energética Argentina Sociedad Anónima (IEASA) signed an agreement with the Fraunhofer Institute to advance the development of the country’s first large-scale green hydrogen project. Source in Spanish
COP26: Latin America heads to Glasgow climate summit with half-empty hands
October 26, 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean are heading to a new climate summit with a menu of insufficient measures to address the effects of the crisis, in the midst of the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. The world’s most unequal region, which is the hardest hit by the effects of climate change and highly vulnerable to […]
Latin American green hydrogen: Desalination part of the equation
October 26, 2021
Green hydrogen developers looking to tap Latin America’s vast potential will need to consider water resources when drawing up their plans. With high power plant capacity factors, particularly in the Southern Cone countries, the region can produce the abundant, cheap and clean electricity that green hydrogen firms will need to help turn a profit. […]
Green Hydrogen market size is likely to reach valuation of USD 2,569.7 million by 2028
October 26, 2021
The global Green Hydrogen Market is expected to reach a market size of USD 2,569.7 Million by 2028 and register a high CAGR during the forecast period, according to a latest report by Reports and Data. Factors such as rising investments and increasing focus and related initiatives by governments across various countries to reduce dependence on fossil […]
Spanish Hydrogen Association lands in Colombia to defend the interests of the energy sector
October 26, 2021
The Spanish Hydrogen Association (AeH2) has signed a collaboration agreement with the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Environment and Development of Colombia, with the aim of generating synergies in the defense of the interests of the energy sector and the use of hydrogen, as reported in a statement. Source