Join the CREF Volunteer Program!

October 19, 2024

Ready to expand your network and expertise in the Caribbean clean energy industry? Applications are now open to volunteer at the 17th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2025)! As a vital part of the event’s success, volunteers gain hands-on experience, collaborate with industry leaders, stay up to date on the latest trends in clean energy, […]

Colombia unveils a US$40 billion financing plan to transition to a low-carbon economy

October 10, 2024

Colombia has unveiled a US$40 billion financing plan aimed at reducing its reliance on fossil fuels and promoting a low-carbon economy. This initiative includes projects focused on sustainable tourism, low-carbon industries, and the electrification of transportation, marking a significant step toward decarbonization. Source: Energy News

Vale and Green Energy Park (GEP) collaborate on green hydrogen facility to produce low-carbon steel products in Brazil

October 10, 2024

Brazil’s Vale and Green Energy Park (GEP) are collaborating to establish a green hydrogen production facility aimed at creating low-carbon steel products. The initiative will develop a “Mega Hub” industrial complex for international steel manufacturers to source and produce hot-briquetted iron (HBI). Source: MSN

Brazil invests US$1.09 billion in clean hydrogen hubs

October 10, 2024

Brazil is investing approximately US$1.09 billion to establish clean hydrogen hubs aimed at decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries. This initiative is part of a collaboration with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) involving 15 industrialized nations. Source: Fuel Cells Works

Enap and EDF collaborate to explore the export of green ammonia

October 10, 2024

Enap and EDF have signed a collaboration agreement to study the use of Enap’s Cabo Negro industrial complex for exporting up to 400,000 tons of green ammonia annually. Source: Reporte Minero

HIF Global launches first Brazilian project for 800,000 tons of e-methanol production from green hydrogen

October 10, 2024

HIF Global has announced its inaugural project in Brazil, aiming to produce up to 800,000 tons of e-methanol annually from green hydrogen. The project will require about 160,000 tons of renewable hydrogen generated from approximately 1.6 GW of electrolysers and 1.12 million tons of captured CO2. Source: Hydrogen Insight

Brazil enacts ‘Fuel of the Future’ law to boost sustainable fuel usage and reduce emissions

October 10, 2024

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio de Silva has enacted the “Fuel of the Future” law, enhancing the blending requirements for ethanol and biodiesel while mandating sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use starting in 2027. The legislation aims for a 10% emissions reduction from airlines by 2037 and focuses on promoting low-carbon fuels and advancing vehicle technology for […]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners advances the Arena Project, one of Chile’s first large-scale energy storage systems

October 10, 2024

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has committed to moving forward with the development of the Arena Project, a 220 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in northern Chile’s Antofagasta region. As one of the first large-scale standalone energy storage projects in the country to enter commercial operations, it aims to shift excess solar energy for nighttime […]

Colombia plans a geothermal energy bidding round

October 10, 2024

Colombia is preparing a bidding round for geothermal energy licenses as part of its efforts to transition from fossil fuels. The process, led. by the Ministry of Mines and Energy, is expected to start by the end of this year. Colombia is also organizing an offshore wind auction and has resumed seven suspended oil and […]