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Google Cloud expands AI in Brazil with Gemini Models, Trillium TPUs, and new data-sovereignty solutions
September 25, 2025
Google Cloud unveiled new AI technologies at a customer event in São Paulo, showcasing how its Gemini models are helping Brazilian companies and institutions to innovate. The company announced that Brazil will host Trillium, its sixth-generation TPU, delivering major performance and energy efficiency gains for training and running AI models locally. Source: BNAmericas
Chile advances US$13 billion green hydrogen projects to power low-carbon copper mining in Antofagasta
September 25, 2025
Chile’s growing portfolio of green hydrogen projects, worth nearly US$13 billion, is targeting synergies with the mining sector to cut fossil fuel use and support low-carbon copper production. Major miners including Antofagasta Minerals, BHP, and Codelco are exploring applications such as fuel cells and dual combustion systems. In the Antofagasta Region, home to over half […]
Eletrobras partners with Google Cloud and C3 AI to boost grid intelligence and AI weather forecasting
September 25, 2025
Eletrobras, Latin America’s largest power company, recently announced new tech partnerships, including a project with Google Cloud to apply AI weather forecasting to its power plants and transmission assets. Using Google DeepMind’s WeatherNext model, the tool integrates satellite, radar, and station data to better predict climate events and guide operations, The solution was developed in […]
Dominican Republic grants provisional concession for EGE Haina’s 50 MW Los Mangos wind project
September 25, 2025
The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission (CNE) has granted a provisional concession for EGE Haina’s proposed 50 MW Los Mangos wind project in Baní, Peravia province. The company has 18 months to complete required studies before seeking a definitive concession, with the project eligible for renewable energy incentives. Source: BNAmericas
Brazil’s Juma Amazon lodge switches to 100% sustainable microgrid
September 25, 2025
The Juma Amazon Lodge now runs entirely on a sustainable microgrid powered by Huawei’s storage and inverter technology, with design by AF Soluções and integration by partners HDT and Valley. The project eliminates the need for costly diesel transport and reduces emissions, showcasing the potential of clean energy solutions for off-grid regions in Brazil’s Amazon. […]
Puerto Rico rooftop solar surpasses 1,200 MW, now powering over 10% of island’s electricity needs
September 25, 2025
By June 2025, Puerto Rico reached 1,200 MW of rooftop solar under its net metering program, supplying over 10% of the island’s electricity consumption and generating an estimated 1,800 GWh annually. Rooftop solar capacity has grown fivefold in four years, with most systems paired with batteries that provide backup during outages and may also supply […]
University of Chile unveils 300 kW solar plant and sustainable hydroponic greenhouse at Antumapu campus
September 25, 2025
The University of Chile has inaugurated a 300 kW solar plant and a sustainable hydroponic greenhouse at its Antumapu Campus in Santiago. The solar installation, made up of 620 panels, will generate about 504 MWh annually—covering 36% of the campus’s energy needs—through an ESCO model with Lader Energy. Complementing it, the greenhouse serves as a […]
Celsia seeks US$1.2 billion to develop 1.2 GW of wind and solar in Peru
September 25, 2025
Colombian utility Celsia plans to attract over US$1.2 billion in investment to develop 1.2 GW of wind and solar projects in Peru by 2028. The initiative includes the launch of Celaris Energy, a platform supplying Peru’s industrial sector with fully renewable electricity certified under the International Renewable Energy Certificate (IREC) seal. Source: PV Tech
Colbún brings 816 MW Horizonte wind farm to full operation, Chile’s largest to date
September 25, 2025
Colbún has launched full commercial operations at Horizonte, Chile’s largest wind farm, located in Taltal, Antofagasta. The 816 MW project, featuring 140 turbines, began supplying the grid in late 2024, with its northern section entering commercial operation in June 2025 and the southern section in September 2025. Source: Energy Global