GEOLAC Updates - New Energy Events

The World Bank and ESMAP return to GEOLAC 2024 as Co-Hosts
June 14, 2024
The organizers of GEOLAC are excited to announce that the The World Bank and ESMAP have confirmed they will return to GEOLAC as Co-Hosts of this year’s event. Their continued commitment to the development of the Latin America and Caribbean geothermal market is underscored as they bring an extensive network of public and private sector […]
Submit your speaker application for GEOLAC 2024
June 14, 2024
From transformational technology to innovative financing, community engagement to workforce development, sustainable development to regulation – you’ll find it all at GEOLAC 2024. Now is the time to tell us if you’d like to join an A-list of regional leaders and industry experts on the GEOLAC 2024 agenda. Submit your speaker application here.
Optimizing geothermal production across Latin America: An interview with the President and CEO of Toshiba America, Inc.
March 26, 2024
At the 10th Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC 2023) held in November 2023, PiensaGeothermia sat down with Ken Takagi, President and CEO of Toshiba America, Inc., to discuss how Toshiba plans to support the development of the regional geothermal market. In terms of Toshiba’s offering, Takagi highlighted in particular the innovative […]
GEOLAC 2023 Heading to Hyatt Regency Cartagena in Colombia
July 10, 2023
The organizers of the 2023 Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC 2023), the only gathering of the regional geothermal market on the annual calendar, are excited to announce that GEOLAC 2023 will take place at the Hyatt Regency Cartagena in Colombia. GEOLAC 2023 will gather the market to showcase cutting-edge projects, programs […]
GEOLAC 2022 arrives in Mexico City as an in-person event
July 8, 2022
The annual Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC) is returning to in-person! Taking place at the Hilton Reforma Mexico City, this marks the comeback of the only regionally focused event on the LAC geothermal calendar. To be held on November 7-8th, GEOLAC 2022 will follow Covid-19 national, state and local guidelines for […]
GEOLAC 2021 … It’s a wrap!
October 1, 2021
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 […]
IDB Assembles Regional Government Stakeholders at GEOLAC 2021 to Discuss the Development in Geothermal in LAC
August 23, 2021
Leading government stakeholders from Latin America and the Caribbean participated in an industry leaders roundtable event hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) at the 8th Geothermal Conference for Latin American and the Caribbean. Each stakeholder provided an update on the status of geothermal in their country, with a particular emphasis on the socio-economic and […]
Leading Energy Tech Presidents Gathered at GEOLAC 2021
August 23, 2021
New Energy Events hosted leaders from three leading energy tech companies at the 8th Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean. John Redfern, Eavor Technologies Inc.; Joseph A. Scherer, GreenFire Energy; and Carlos Araque, Quaise, gathered to debate industry tech trends and explore the potential implications for the LAC geothermal market. Some of the […]
Colombia’s Minister of Mining Gives Keynote Interview at GEOLAC 2021
August 12, 2021
New Energy Events proudly welcomed Diego Mesa, Colombia’s Minister of Energy and Mining, to the 8th Geothermal Congress for Latin America and the Caribbean (GEOLAC 2021). Formerly, as Colombia’s Deputy Energy Minister between 2018 and 2020, he co-led the design and implementation of the country’s energy transformation policy. Participants at GEOLAC 2021 had access to […]