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Chile’s green lessons for emerging markets
July 5, 2021
According to the Editorial Board at the Financial Times, the dash for hydrogen shows that fossil fuels are not the only route to prosperity. They write, “there is, however, a notable exception to this climate-blind rush in Latin America towards hydrocarbons. Chile has put together one of the world’s most ambitious plans for renewable energy, […]
A new energy sector emerges in the LAC region
July 2, 2021
A growing number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are gearing up to produce clean hydrogen, driven by their abundant renewable energy resources, the need to decarbonize their economies, and the huge potential for hydrogen exports. Just how far along is the region’s nascent hydrogen sector? A new Hydrogen Economy Index found a […]
Chile’s coal phase-out: opportunities for a just transition
June 28, 2021
As countries around the globe make the much-needed transition to zero carbon energy, the livelihoods of millions of coal and oil workers hang in the balance. Discussions surrounding the need for a “just transition”—a framework to protect workers’ rights in the shift to a more resilient, low-carbon economy—have begun in some parts of the world […]
Trammo, AustriaEnergy and Oekowind Sign Memorandum of Understanding for Exclusive Green Ammonia & Green Hydrogen Offtake in Chile
June 18, 2021
Trammo DMCC, a subsidiary of Trammo, Inc., a leading global commodities merchandising and trading company, and ASOE Chile Diez SpA, a company owned by AustriaEnergy Group which manages renewable projects from development through construction and operation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for an exclusive green ammonia offtake of the entire output of a green hydrogen/green […]
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 […]
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
Latin American and Caribbean countries use volcanic landscapes to tap geothermal energy
May 8, 2021
Geothermal, a renewable energy source that involves drilling for hot steam deep underground, currently provides less than 1% of the world’s energy. It’s a resource that could theoretically be accessible everywhere on the planet. Advocates are particularly interested in increasing its footprint in developing countries, such as Latin America and the Caribbean, to help boost […]
Peru’s Hydrogen Association and ENGIE launch the country’s first diagnostic on green hydrogen
May 5, 2021
Established earlier this year, H2 Peru, the Peruvian Hydrogen Association, to kick off efforts to develop green hydrogen nationally. In a new partnership with ENGIE Impact, they have kicked off a series of steps to explore and analyze how the Andean country could build such a robust industry. Source in Spanish
Chile launches US$50M green hydrogen financing round
April 28, 2021
Chile has launched a previously announced tender to help kickstart green hydrogen production as part of a national strategy to become carbon neutral by 2050. The tender would award up to US$30mn in financing to one or more projects that would install more than 10MW of renewable generation capacity for hydrogen production before the end […]