Industry Analysis - New Energy Events

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 […]
Climate Change and the role of geothermal for Chile

In an interview with Diego Morata, director of the Geothermal Center of Excellence for the Andes, by ThinkGeoEnergy, he points out the key role that geothermal energy could play in the future context of hydroelectric generation and climate change in Chile. “We have finally seen it rain in south central Chile and, in fact, we […]
Puerto Rico’s Roosevelt Roads to undergo $50M infrastructure upgrades before seeking master developer

The former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base, which has been in the hands of the Puerto Rico government for about eight years, will undergo a $50 million infrastructure upgrade in preparation for the selection of a master developer for the property, News is my Business confirmed. Source
IDB Invest strengthens Uruguay’s national power system with renewable energy production

IDB Invest, a member of the IDB Group, has provided a $67 million financial package for Tealov S.R.L (Tealov), a Uruguayan special purpose company (SPV) sponsored by Invenergy Renewables Global LLC (Invenergy) to develop the Cardal Transmission Project in Uruguay. The financial package includes a $11.5 million loan and a $55.5 million B-bond, acquired in […]
Puerto Rico wants clean energy. Will the Biden administration listen?

In rebuilding the electric grid, FEMA should push to ditch fossil fuel infrastructure and shift to solar and batteries instead, write Yesenia Rivera, Director of energy diversity and inclusion at Solar United Neighbors and Ruth Santiago a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a clean, equitable and […]