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5 ways to decarbonize national oil companies in Latin America and the Caribbean
February 17, 2021
By: Paola Carvajal, Javier García, Carlos Sucre and Christiaan Gischler, IDB The global hydrocarbon industry has been a long-time pillar of energy systems supplying in 2018 around 54% of global primary energy. This supply comes at a high cost in terms of carbon emissions as it accounted for 56% of the planet’s carbon dioxide emissions […]
The decarbonization of Costa Rica goes through hydrogen
February 11, 2021
Ad Astra Rocket founder and scientist Franklin Chang-Díaz, a retired businessman and astronaut, shares his vision of hydrogen in the country, as well as the difficulties of carrying out ventures in Costa Rica and the need to modernize Costa Rican legislation on these issues. Source
Green Hydrogen-South America market forecast 2020-2027
February 1, 2021
The latest Reports Globe study titled “Green Hydrogen-South America Market” highlights important aspects of the Green Hydrogen-South America market. The report is intended to help readers accurately estimate the growth rate of the world market during the forecast period (2020-2027). Source
Could green hydrogen broker a detente between renewable energy and Mexican oil sectors?

From our Editorial Team
January 20, 2021
Private companies and the Mexican government have been duking it out in public, the media and in court for the last two years over the future of the country’s energy sector, which was primed to usher in a new era after the 2013 market reform. Many investors, particularly in the renewable energy space, flocked to […]
Colombia and Chile join forces to lead the incorporation of hydrogen as a clean energy source in Latin America
January 7, 2021
The governments of Colombia and Chile have joined forces to help consolidate a competitive hydrogen export market to other continents, where the two countries position themselves as large-scale producers of this fuel as they continue leading the path toward the energy transition in Latin America. Source
Chile will produce hydrogen through wind energy
December 1, 2020
Enel Green Power Chile, plans to participate with Andes Mining & Energy and potential partners ENAP, Siemens Energy and Porsche, in the installation of a pilot plant for the production of green hydrogen through powered by wind energy in the Magallanes Region. Source
Colombia to hold 5 GW renewables auction in Q1 2021
November 18, 2020
The president of Colombia, Iván Duque, announced during the inauguration of a solar plant that the country’s second renewable energy auction has been scheduled for the first quarter of next year. The Latin American country is also defining a green hydrogen roadmap in collaboration with Chile. Source
Taking a look at Chile’s green hydrogen strategy
November 10, 2020
Chile’s national green hydrogen strategy has three main objectives: produce the cheapest green hydrogen on the planet by 2030, become a top-three exporter by 2040 and have 5 GW of electrolysis capacity under development by 2025. Source
The hydrogen economy opportunity in South America
October 26, 2020
In the last decade the importance of hydrogen as an energy vector and the need to decarbonise the energy supply dictated by climate change initiatives, combined with the rapid progress of renewable electricity generation from wind and solar energy that is becoming more competitive with traditional generation methods, and the advances made in hydrogen produced […]