Mexico plans to develop electrolyzers locally to boost hydrogen in the region

June 15, 2021

The National Institute of Electricity and Clean Energy (INEEL) announced it is turning to hydrogen generation as a priority of the their clean energy transition to promote this type of technology in the country. INEEL is particularly interested in the application of hydrogen to generate electricity. Currently, they are focused on a project with the […]

World Clean Energy Summit: Chile will lead a new green hydrogen mission

June 15, 2021

Chile’s Biminister of Energy and Mines, Juan Carlos Jobet announced announced that Chile, along with Australia, the United Kingdom and the European Union, will lead the new clean hydrogen mission. According to Jobet the mission has three pillars, (1) foster research and development focused on the innovation of technologies and industrial processes. (2) Development of […]

How Covid has changed the Caribbean renewable energy business, and how the renewable energy business can help the economic recovery of the Caribbean

June 9, 2021

By: Bruce Levy, President & CEO, BMR Energy The short term economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Caribbean has been devastating. Affecting governments, businesses and individuals alike, unemployment was – and still is – rife and the recovery will be long and slow. A year ago many of us felt that the impact […]

Brazil’s Elera to invest US$790M in renewables

June 9, 2021

 Elera Renováveis plans to invest almost 4bn reais (US$790mn) in Brazilian hydro, solar and wind power projects in 2021-22, a company spokesperson announced.   Source

Chile inaugurates Latin America’s first thermosolar plant

June 9, 2021

Chile on Tuesday inaugurated Latin America’s first-ever thermosolar energy plant, a vast complex dubbed Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert that gives a boost to the country’s quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050. Source

MPC Energy Solutions invests in cogeneration in Puerto Rico

June 8, 2021

MPC Energy Solutions N.V. has signed the acquisition of a 3.4 MW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project in Puerto Rico. The project will sell the produced heat and power under a 12-year USD-denominated energy service agreement to an unnamed pharmaceutical company. Source

World’s largest ‘green hydrogen’ offtake deal signed in California by waste-to-H2 start-up

June 8, 2021

Washington DC-based waste-to-hydrogen company SGH2 Energy will supply 3,850 tonnes of “greener-than-green” H2 annually to two of California’s largest owners and operators of hydrogen refueling stations under a ten-year contract. SGH2 claims the deal, whose financial terms were not released, is the first and only long-term green hydrogen off-take agreement thus far globally. “The world […]

PM Keith Rowley to Caricom – Increase provision of clean, secure energy

June 8, 2021

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley today said Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have an opportunity to increase the penetration of natural gas within the Caribbean, which will aid in providing a clean, secure supply of energy to regional countries as they transition away from sources such as coal and heavy fuel oil. Rowley, who is also […]

First Energy Earthshot aims to slash the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 per kilogram in a decade

June 8, 2021

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm today launched the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Earthshots Initiative, to accelerate breakthroughs of more abundant, affordable, and reliable clean energy solutions within the decade. The first Energy Earthshot—Hydrogen Shot—seeks to reduce the cost of clean hydrogen by 80% to $1 per kilogram in one decade. Achieving […]