October 2021 - Page 3 of 4 - New Energy Events

Chile gets its first green hydrogen truck from South Korea
October 14, 2021
Chile announced it is poised to be getting its first green hydrogen truck in early 2022. The XCIENT Fuel Cell truck will be brought in from South Korea, where it was devised and developed. Source (in Spanish)
Mexico’s Unifin signs first sustainable loan
October 7, 2021
Mexican financial services firm borrows $45 million from German-based impact investor eco.business Fund. Source
Colombia issues first green bonds in local market
October 7, 2021
Colombia on Wednesday became the second Latin American sovereign to issue green bonds, increasing the size of a 10 year deal by 50% to $197 million in notes. Source
Colombian geothermal potential estimated at 1,170 MW
October 7, 2021
Local news from Colombia report on released estimates for the geothermal potential by the Colombian Geological Service (SGC). The preliminary study estimates a potential of 1,170 MW of geothermal power generation capacity for Colombia. Source
Colombia publishes its 30-year hydrogen development strategy
October 7, 2021
The Colombian government published the Andean country’s hydrogen plan that maps the development of this clean energy resource over the course of the next 30 years. Source (link in Spanish)
New IEA report: Global hydrogen review for 2021
October 7, 2021
The Global Hydrogen Review is a new annual publication by the International Energy Agency to track progress in hydrogen production and demand, as well as in other critical areas such as policy, regulation, investments, innovation and infrastructure development. The report is an output of the Clean Energy Ministerial Hydrogen Initiative (CEM H2I) and is intended […]
Air Liquide, TotalEnergies, VINCI and a group of international companies launch the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund
October 7, 2021
Air Liquide , TotalEnergies and VINCI, are combining forces with other large international companies to sponsor the creation of the world’s largest fund exclusively dedicated to clean hydrogen infrastructure solutions. The fund aims to reach 1.5 billion euros and has already secured initial commitments of 800 million euros. Its objective is to accelerate the growth […]
GEOLAC 2021 … It’s a wrap!
October 1, 2021
On behalf of New Energy Events and our co-hosts at the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and ESMAP, thank you to everyone who joined the 8th Geothermal Congress for Latin America & the Caribbean (GEOLAC 2021). It was an amazing three days with a strong thread of optimism for the future of the industry […]
It’s a wrap on the Geothermal Direct Use: Global Forum and Tour!
October 1, 2021
And … it’s a wrap! On behalf of The World Bank and the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), thank you to everyone who joined the first-ever Geothermal Direct Use: Global Forum & Tour. With an audience representing 78 countries, we can already see that interest in GDU is on the rise. Now the work […]