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Barbados pursues ‘Norwegian model’: going green at home and drilling for oil
September 24, 2021
The Caribbean nation of Barbados is pursuing what a key official called the “Norwegian model” by exporting oil and gas while cleaning up its own cars and electricity production. The government recently submitted plans to the UN to make 100% of its cars run on electricity or alternative fuels and to get 95% of its […]
Guyana’s role in the emerging green energy transition
September 24, 2021
At a recent offshore oil & gas conference in Houston, Guyana’s foreign minister said that the country’s economy is expected to grow 500% by 2030. Guyana’s current US$6.8 billion real GDP would ignite to nearly US$35 billion dollars, about the size of Paraguay, who has nine-times the population of the former British Colony. Per capita, […]
Global energy firm plans big solar plant in Jamaica
September 24, 2021
Europe-based global clean energy firm MPC Energy Solutions, which is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in Norway, is reporting that it has leased several acres of land in Jamaica as part of a major project to develop a 72.5-megawatt, MW, solar power plant here. MPC Energy focuses on sustainable energy infrastructure and runs green […]
Fortaleza will be the first Brazilian city to power public transport by green hydrogen
September 24, 2021
With the Green Hydrogen Hub of Ceará, the state government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to implement the use of vehicles for public transport powered by fuel produced from renewable energy. The Spanish company Neoenergia will be responsible for the project called “Corredor Verde”. Fortaleza will receive the pilot project and the plan is […]
Colbun to build major wind farm in northern Chile
September 24, 2021
Chilean generator Colbun plans to install Latin America’s largest wind farm in the Atacama desert, expanding Chile’s burgeoning renewable energy base which the government hopes to leverage for green hydrogen. The 778MW Horizonte project requires $850mn in investment for the installation of 140 turbines 130km (80.8mi) from Taltal in the Antofagasta region. Construction is scheduled […]
Three hydrogen stocks to buy for long-term growth
September 24, 2021
As the green energy movement grows in both the public and private sector, hydrogen stocks could change quickly. Investors should use this dip as a buying opportunity, explained Ian Cooper from Investor Place Source
United States to assist LAC increase renewable energy capacity
September 24, 2021
The United States announced that it would provide assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean so as to significantly increase renewable energy capacity across the region by 2030. The first ever United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry, told a virtual High-Level Dialogue on Climate Action in the Americas that Washington is hoping […]
Electrified heavy-duty vehicle powertrains could provide lower total cost of ownership
September 24, 2021
For commercial medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles, the adoption of a new technology relies heavily on its cost relative to alternatives. A new report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) seeks to pinpoint the conditions for when battery electric or fuel cell electric commercial trucks offer economic advantages over traditional diesel-fueled trucks by examining […]
Three insights from the IEA on the future of hydrogen in LAC
September 16, 2021
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 […]