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MPC Energy Solutions and Leclanché form strategic collaboration for utility-scale energy storage solutions in St. Kitts and Nevis
December 20, 2021
MPC Energy Solutions (MPCES) has partnered with Leclanché, one of the world’s leading energy storage companies, publicly listed in Switzerland (SIX: LECN), to build the previously announced 35.7 MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) and 18.2 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project designed with Leclanché Energy Management Software (L-EMS) in St. Kitts’ Basseterre Valley, next to […]
Panama ranked as one of the most attractive markets in the Americas for energy transition investments
December 20, 2021
Panama has officially ranked fifth as the most attractive market for investment in the energy transition among the countries in the Americas, according to the Climatescope 2021 report released by Bloomeberg New Energy Finance. The report highlights the transition for transportation policies as one of the three pillars of emerging markets for investors to look […]
U.S. firm Eagle LNG signs deal to set up Aruba receiving terminal
December 20, 2021
U.S. firm Eagle LNG Partners signed a long-term contract to set up a $100-million liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving and regasification terminal in Aruba with domestic power and water utility WEB Aruba, the companies said. The Aruba LNG terminal, located at Refineria di Aruba, the site of an idled refinery in the city of San […]
CAF to use $7 billion capitalization for recovery, renewables in Latin America
December 20, 2021
CAF, the Development Bank of Latin America, will use $7 billion in planned equity capitalization to back economic recovery and renewable energy development in the region. CAF president Sergio Diaz-Granados says he wants CAF to be the green bank of the region, stating, “the bank is not just for sustainable reactivation, but is thinking of […]
Mountain Partners to Create Chile’s First Climate VC Fund
December 9, 2021
For the first time ever, Chile will have a climate venture capital fund that will focus on investing in companies contributing to fighting climate change. Mountain Partners AG’s Chilean division is in the process of setting up the fund. They planned to raise $50 million, and have already secured most of the funding. Its first […]
Spain’s Dominion Energy, Bas unveil 50-MW solar project in Dominican Republic
December 9, 2021
After a year of building in the Dominican Republic, Spanish renewables developers Dominion Energy SL and its affiliate Bas Projects Corporation SL unveiled their 50-MW solar farm, El Soco. Development is still underway, but Bas Projects Corporation CEO Emilio Martinez told local media that the El Soco plant could be connected to the grid in […]
Costa Rica Submits Geothermal Direct Use Legislation for Consultation
December 9, 2021
Costa Rica is in an important position to begin increasing their direct use of Geothermal resources. However, due to barriers like the lack of a nationwide regulatory framework, the significant potential for geothermal direct use in Costa Rica remains at arm’s length. In response, the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) invited stakeholders and other […]
Caricom talks sustainable energy and moves away from fossil fuel
December 8, 2021
The Seventh Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF) hosted by the Caribbean Community (Caricom) Secretariat and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) is seeking to address the most pressing sustainable energy challenges and opportunities facing the region. Source
IRENA, small island states align to accelerate energy transition
December 8, 2021
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) have signed an agreement that will see the two organizations work closely to mobilize climate finance and to advance the deployment of renewable energy across Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Source