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Three insights from the IEA on the future of hydrogen in LAC

Por favor revise más abajo versión en español Latin America is one of the world’s leading regions for renewable energy production and use and is, as a region, one of the major players in the international push for low-carbon hydrogen. Currently more than 11 countries have either launched or are in the process of launching […]
Four Things to Know About California’s Hydrogen Market – and Why Latin America Should Pay Attention

From our Editorial Team

California is getting serious about hydrogen. Governor Newsom’s recent executive order calling for the elimination of new internal combustion passenger vehicles by 2035 cited the state-wide target of 200 hydrogen stations by 2025. Various legislators are also pushing for $300 million of the state budget to be set aside to bolster hydrogen-related infrastructure. Against this […]
How Covid has changed the Caribbean renewable energy business, and how the renewable energy business can help the economic recovery of the Caribbean

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 […]
Latin American policymakers commit to hydrogen at inaugural H2LAC

From our Editorial Team

Hydrogen has the potential to change the face of Latin America and the Caribbean for generations to come, transforming its economies and decarbonizing its industries. As we kicked off the first annual Hydrogen Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (H2LAC), we convened a panel of policymakers to gauge their vision and understand their approach. […]

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Three insights from the IEA on the future of hydrogen in LAC

Por favor revise más abajo versión en español Latin America is one of the world’s leading regions for renewable energy production and use and is, as a region, one of the major players in the international push for low-carbon hydrogen. Currently more than 11 countries have either launched or are in the process of launching […]
HDF poised to accelerate green hydrogen power rollout in Europe

Renewable hydrogen and power company Hydrogene de France is poised to accelerate the development of its green energy storage and production technology, the company said Sept. 14, targeting the deployment of 200 MW of hydrogen-to-power generation by mid-decade. Following an initial public offering in June, HDF plans to develop the rollout of its continuous and […]
Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy announces its first investment in solar energy in Jamaica with Soléco Energy

Impact asset manager Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy (DISE), is thrilled to announce its first investment in solar energy in Jamaica. An investment sponsored by woman-led Soléco Energy. DISE’s investment is carried out through its two renewable energy managed Funds, H-REFF (Honduras Renewable Energy Financing Facility) and CABEF (Caribbean Basin Sustainable Energy Fund), that co-invest in […]
Porsche and Siemens break ground on low-carbon e-fuel plant in Chile

Porsche and Siemens are developing a low-carbon synthetic fuel that combines green hydrogen (produced by wind-powered electrolysis) with carbon dioxide (filtered from the atmosphere) to form methanol, which is in turn then turned into gasoline. On Friday, the two organizations broke ground on the Haru Oni manufacturing plant near Punta Arenas in Chile. Assuming all […]
EDP will construct a green hydrogen pilot plant in Pecém Industrial and Port Complex to start production in 2022

On 1st September the Governor of Ceará, Brazil together with executives from EDP have jointly announced that EDP will invest a total of R$41.9 million in a pilot project for the production of a green hydrogen plant in Pecém Industrial and Port Complex, with a production capacity of 250 Nm3/h of the gas. Its operation […]

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