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Colombia ratifies its goal to reach 1500MW of renewables by 2022
July 4, 2019
Colombia announced it commitment to meet its Paris Agreement targets of carbon emissions reduction by reaching an installed capacity of renewable energy sources of 1500MW by 2022. The Colombian Minister for Mining and Energy, María Fernanda Suárez Londoño, made the announcement at a preparatory meeting for the UN Climate Action Summit. “The diversification of our […]
Costa Rica geothermal plant achieves successful operation
July 4, 2019
The Las Pailas II Geothermal project in Costa Rica achieved a 55MW rate capacity yesterday. Costa Rican Electricity Institute engineer Didier Ugalde announced the successful operation of its plant. The geothermal power plant has 21 wells, and a 55MW class steam turbine and generator provided by Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems. This geothermal power plant is […]
Dominican Republic develops new sustainable tourism plan
July 3, 2019
The Dominican Republic has developed a new tourism plan in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme. The Roadmap for Low Carbon and Resource Efficient Accommodation in the Dominican Republic was launched in May in Punta Cana. After two years of research, data collection and analysis, the plan sets out goals and targets to measure and […]
Costa Rica adds inverters to its largest solar PV installation
July 3, 2019
Costa Rica has added ABB’s inverter technology to its 6.2MW solar PV plant to provide a reliable, clean and independent energy source to 10% of its country’s population. Twenty eight of ABB’s PVS-175 inverters were added earlier this year to the solar energy farm, Proyecto Fotovoltaico Cooperativo. This 19 000 panel installation supplies electricity to […]
Barbados received funding for renewable energy projects
July 1, 2019
Barbados has received 1.4 million euros from the European Union as a second tranche of financing under the 11th European Development Fund Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Budget Support Programme. This funding for renewable energy will be used to support Barbados towards its goal of becoming 100 per cent fossil fuel-free by 2030. Barbados has […]
Nicaragua obtains financing for 50MW solar project
June 28, 2019
Nicaragua announced it has secured funding for the installation of a 50MW solar PV plant. This project is led by the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Enatrel. The plant’s capacity could reach 100MW after the project’s second phase. No details have yet been released in regards to the exact amount of capital to finance the […]
Global capacity for floating solar PV reaches 1.3GW
June 26, 2019
A new report by the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), a research group based at the National University of Singapore, estimates that the current global installed capacity of energy produced from floating solar panels has reached 1.3GW. The institute describes floating solar energy as a relatively new but rapidly expanding area of the […]
German developer kicks off 5 MW Solar PV project in Cuba
June 24, 2019
The German company EFF solar SA has started construction on its first solar photovoltaic park in Cuba. The project, which is expected to generate 5MW, will provide electricity for a town on the island’s western province of Mayabeque and will be operational by the end of this year, according to project managers. The renewable energy […]
Costa Rica to host first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference
June 21, 2019
The first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference in 2020 will aim to promote the research and development of marine energy technologies across the Americas. This conference, which is being organised by the PAMEC Energy Association, will take place in Costa Rica’s capital, San José. Similar research collaborations and conferences have been taking place in Europe and […]