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Pros and cons for El Salvador, the first bitcoin nation
September 10, 2021
El Salvador became the first country in the world to recognize bitcoin as legal tender, a move President Nayib Bukele says will save Salvadorans living abroad millions of dollars in commissions on money they send home. Despite Bukele’s popularity, the move has been greeted with skepticism by many Salvadorans who are concerned about the cryptocurrency’s […]
Pennsaco Technologies signs MOU to deploy green hydrogen technology in Latin America
September 10, 2021
Pennsaco Technologies, LLC, a U.S. based green hydrogen and advanced carbon capture and recycling technology company, today announced that has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Net Zero Carbon Solutions, LLC, a U.S. and Latin America based consultancy providing net zero carbon technology solutions to the oil and gas industry, to deploy Pennsaco’s technology in Latin America. […]
Where We Mine: extractives in Latin America
September 10, 2021
As the drive to expand renewable energy capacity speeds up, there is a rush for lithium and other materials around the world. What will the expansion of rare earth mining in Latin America mean for the indigenous communities and workers who have historically borne the harms of the extractives industries? Thea Riofrancos, author, explains how […]
A regional agreement for healthy eco-systems in Latin America and the Caribbean
September 10, 2021
Five Nations including Costa Rica – the country where the Escazú Agreement was adopted – announced publicly working towards a proposal for UN Human Rights Council to recognize globally the right to a clean, safe, healthy and sustainable environment writes Claudia Ituarte-Lima. In her op-ed she says that the only way for the region to […]
Tender – Communication work on geothermal in Guadeloupe
September 10, 2021
The INTERREG – Energy Transition in the Caribbean (TEC) project and the Regional Council of Guadeloupe has announced a tender for a service provider to do communication work. The deadline for the submission of tenders will be on 28 September 2021 at 12:00 (Guadeloupe time). Source
Inter-American Dialogue launches task force on climate change in the Northern Triangle
September 10, 2021
The Inter-American Dialogue has launched a task force to tackle climate change in the Northern Triangle. The countries of Central America’s Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) are among the most vulnerable in the world to the severe and mounting impacts of climate change. Hurricanes regularly strike the region, compounding preexisting humanitarian and economic […]
MPC Energy Solutions selects EPC contractor for the construction of new 21 MW solar power plants in El Salvador
September 7, 2021
MPC Energy Solutions has selected ISOTRON SA, part of Spanish Grupo ISASTUR, as EPC contractor for the construction of its Santa Rosa & Villa Sol solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in El Salvador, which have a combined capacity of 21.07 MWp. The construction will commence in September upon financial close with the project financing lender. The […]
Costa Rica seeks to gain offshore wind knowledge
September 7, 2021
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said on Wednesday that it is working together with Costa Rican energy agencies to establish a route for offshore wind development in the Central American country. The trade association is implementing this joint initiative with the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Environmental Quality of Costa Rica (MINAE) and the […]
Colombia’s renewables auction attracts 107 participants
September 7, 2021
Colombia’s third renewable energy auction drew interest from 107 companies seeking pre-qualification, SIN grid operator XM Compania de Expertos en Mercados, which is organizing the event, has said. Of the total, 55 companies have registered as off-takers, with 52 participants vying to sell power from non-conventional renewable energy sources. The deadline to register on the […]