For the first time ever, Chile will have a climate venture capital fund that will focus on investing in companies contributing to fighting climate change. Mountain Partners AG’s Chilean division is in the process of setting up the fund. They planned to raise $50 million, and have already secured most of the funding. Its first […]
After a year of building in the Dominican Republic, Spanish renewables developers Dominion Energy SL and its affiliate Bas Projects Corporation SL unveiled their 50-MW solar farm, El Soco. Development is still underway, but Bas Projects Corporation CEO Emilio Martinez told local media that the El Soco plant could be connected to the grid in […]
Costa Rica is in an important position to begin increasing their direct use of Geothermal resources. However, due to barriers like the lack of a nationwide regulatory framework, the significant potential for geothermal direct use in Costa Rica remains at arm’s length. In response, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) invited stakeholders and other […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Energy Events proudly welcomes Wayne Panton, Cayman’s new Premier, to the 13th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2021). The new administration in the Cayman Islands has put climate and clean energy front and center both as a national and regional priority. Premier Panton joins us to spell out his vision for a roadmap to […]
The flow of ESG and climate financing to Caribbean sovereign and private sector borrowers over the course of the next decade will shape the future of the region. Get it right, and it will define a new era of regional competitiveness and climate resilience. New Energy Events, the organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum […]
New Energy Events is delighted to welcome Republic Bank as a Title Sponsor of the Inaugural Caribbean ESG Financing Forum. This forms part of the bank’s broader commitment to ESG-linked and climate financings across the region. Republic Bank has signaled its intention to lend and invest USD$200 million by 2025 to support these objectives. These […]
The Organization of American States (OAS) and New Energy are pleased to announce the launch of the Hydrogen Training Series for Latin America & the Caribbean (H2LAC Training Network) to support professional development in the booming regional Hydrogen market. The H2LAC Training Network provides a unique opportunity for LAC stakeholders to come to grips with […]