renewable energy

Colombia’s renewables auction attracts 107 participants

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 […]

Colombia’s ISA receives permit for Caribbean grid link

Interconexión Eléctrica (ISA) has received an environmental permit for its Sabanalarga-Bolívar transmission project in northern Colombia, according to licensing authority ANLA.   Source

Chile sets record rates in renewable bids

Twenty-nine companies placed bids to further develop renewables in Chile setting a record rate. Source (in Spanish)

LUMA Energy says grid stabilization work has begun

Following a power outage that affected more than 100,000 people across Puerto Rico, LUMA Energy said it had begun work to stabilize the island’s grid, El Vocero reported. Source (in Spanish)

‘World’s first fossil-free steel’ produced in Sweden and delivered to Volvo

Sweden’s SSAB says it has “produced the world’s first fossil-free steel” and has started delivering it to the Volvo Group, its first customer. The news represents the latest development for the Hybrit project, which was set up in 2016 and is owned by SSAB, energy firm Vattenfall and LKAB, a mining and minerals group. Both […]

Private sector launches task force to increase hydrogen market in Brazil

A group of private sector companies led by Shell announced the creation of a task force to increase the competitiveness of hydrogen in Brazil before COP26.   Source (in Portuguese) 

Jamaica targets IRP progress, aims to procure 320MW of renewables this year

The Caribbean’s leader in renewable energy, Jamaica, is looking to procure 320MW of renewables this year as part of plans to diversify its energy sector. Jamaica’s government is working towards an ambitious Integrated Resource Plan which has established how the island intends to procure power over the next 20 years. The initiative has set a […]

The latest Haiti earthquake was more powerful than the devastating quake in 2010

The earthquake that struck Haiti on Saturday morning occurred on the same system of faults as the one that devastated the capital, Port-au-Prince, in January 2010. And the previous quake almost certainly made this one more likely to occur. Both quakes struck on an east-west fault line at the convergence of two tectonic plates, large segments of the […]

Caribbean must work towards renewable energy – Guyanese Minister Vickram Bharrat

Combating climate change and managing ecosystems for future generations has led to calls from Natural Resources Minister, Vickram Bharrat for the Caribbean to adopt renewable energy policies and other sustainable efforts. The Caribbean Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the University of Guyana’s 22nd biennial conference brings into focus the necessity of renewable energy and […]