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ECLAC: Caribbean has right conditions to become renewable energy hub
July 5, 2021
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region has all the right conditions to become a renewable energy hub with great potential in green hydrogen. “Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have advantages for entering this market because their electricity matrices are relatively clean or are in the […]
Colombia to launch road map to develop hydrogen as fuel
July 2, 2021
Colombia will launch plans in September to develop the production and use of hydrogen as a long-term clean energy source, the Minister of Mines and Energy said on Tuesday, while voicing hope this year’s oil and gas auction will be successful. Source
NeoEnergia and Brazil’s Pernambuco state government enter into MOU for the production of green hydrogen
June 15, 2021
Neoenergia and Brazil’s Pernambuco State Government signed today (6/10) a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to build cooperation for the development of a pilot project for green hydrogen production at the Suape Port – Complexo Industrial Portuário Governador Eraldo Gueiros. The initiative expects to find opportunities to enable demand for the product and prepare Suape Port […]
Brazil’s Elera to invest US$790M in renewables
June 9, 2021
Elera Renováveis plans to invest almost 4bn reais (US$790mn) in Brazilian hydro, solar and wind power projects in 2021-22, a company spokesperson announced. Source
Chile inaugurates Latin America’s first thermosolar plant
June 9, 2021
Chile on Tuesday inaugurated Latin America’s first-ever thermosolar energy plant, a vast complex dubbed Cerro Dominador in the Atacama desert that gives a boost to the country’s quest for carbon-neutrality by 2050. Source
MPC Energy Solutions invests in cogeneration in Puerto Rico
June 8, 2021
MPC Energy Solutions N.V. has signed the acquisition of a 3.4 MW Combined Heat and Power (CHP) project in Puerto Rico. The project will sell the produced heat and power under a 12-year USD-denominated energy service agreement to an unnamed pharmaceutical company. Source
World’s largest ‘green hydrogen’ offtake deal signed in California by waste-to-H2 start-up
June 8, 2021
Washington DC-based waste-to-hydrogen company SGH2 Energy will supply 3,850 tonnes of “greener-than-green” H2 annually to two of California’s largest owners and operators of hydrogen refueling stations under a ten-year contract. SGH2 claims the deal, whose financial terms were not released, is the first and only long-term green hydrogen off-take agreement thus far globally. “The world […]
CIFI and Banverde close $57M credit for a rooftop solar facility in Mexico; increases capital raise to $76M
May 26, 2021
The investment round was led by Corporacion Financiera para el Financiamiento de Infraestructura (CIFI), with capital contributions from co-sponsors WRB Serra Partners and Banverde Activos, leading to a total deployment capacity of US$76 million in the next 3 years. As a result of the financing, Banverde estimates the installation of 80 MW in rooftop solar […]
Accelerating the energy transition would benefit the environment and the economy in Panama
April 26, 2021
A new study by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows that integrating the energy transition as part of the post-COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant benefits, not only for the environment and human health, but also for the economy, including the creation of new jobs. This represents a contribution to the Panamanian […]