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EU companies are key investors in LAC energy sector, report finds
September 11, 2018
Between 2005 and 2017, EU-based companies accounted for 39% of the value of new projects in Latin America and the Caribbean. North American companies took second place (32%), followed by investments from companies in Asia (16%), specifically in China and Japan, according to recent numbers from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean […]
Efficiency and innovation stimulating geothermal industry growth
September 11, 2018
HTF Market Intelligence Consulting announced in a recent press release the publication of its ‘Global Geothermal Energy Market’ study. The report highlights growth and opportunities in the industry, with in-depth analysis of trends in different regions, including Latin America, and provides profiles of a number of leading companies. The report finds that key players are […]
USD 15.5 million financing for Guatemalan solar company
September 11, 2018
The Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), the Dutch development bank, has recently announced its debt financing plan for Kingo, a pay-as-you-go solar power provider in Guatemala. With the seven-year local currency loan totalling $15.5million dollars, Kingo will buy and install solar panels and ensure the general growth of the company to serve its current 300,000 […]
Geothermal makes advances in Guatemala, Chile, Mexico
September 11, 2018
In Guatemala, Bluestone Resources INC., which recently acquired the Cerro Blanco Gold and Mita Geothermal Project, reports that flow testing of the geothermal wells is currently underway. To date, the Mita site has 19 drilled wells, with investment totalling USD 60 million. Bluestone envisions a staged approach, where phase 1 would include power produced for […]
New policies needed to stimulate hydrogen energy industry
September 11, 2018
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) just published a report on hydrogen’s potential impact in the energy market. The report finds that, despite the growing importance and demand for renewables as an energy source, transport and industry will still require combustible fuels in the foreseeable future. Hydrogen can meet such needs –and it can be […]
Proposed law would enable Puerto Rico, USVI to build offshore wind
September 7, 2018
A bill that would enable U.S. territories to build offshore windfarms has been approved by the Committee on Natural Resources and moved to the full House of Representatives for consideration. All members of Congress representing U.S. territories have voiced their support for the bill. Tim Charters, of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) called the […]
Jamaica gathers stakeholders to discuss clean energy transition
September 7, 2018
Jamaican climate leaders gathered today to discuss the transition from costly fossil fuel imports to clean energy. The event, ‘100% Clean: The Why and How of Jamaica’s Transition from Imported Fossil Fuels to Natural Resources’, hosted by 350.org, is building a bottom-up climate movement to increase accountability of leaders to the impact of climate change […]
Request for Proposals: Anguilla seeks developer to rebuild 1 MW solar plant
August 30, 2018
Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd. Solar Farm Rebuild Request for Proposals Update The Anguilla Electricity Company, Ltd. (ANGLEC) has extended the submission deadline for the July 2018 Request for Proposals (RFP) tenders to 28 th September 2018. They invite all interested parties to view the request for proposal document at http://bit.ly/ANGLECSolarFarmRFP or http://bit.ly/ANGLECSolarFarmRFPCARILEC
MOU will solarize OECS government buildings
August 29, 2018
Following a 5.4 kW solar project at St. Lucian Governor-General house, the OECS signed an MOU to install solar on key government buildings across OECS member states. The OECS Commission and Solar Head of State (SHOS), a non-profit association working with governments to demonstrate leadership on the implementation of the sustainable energy agenda, signed the […]