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Cómo se puede participar en el Mercado de Energía Sostenible y conseguir fondos para su proyecto de energía renovable
February 4, 2016
El 1 de febrero de 2016, el BID e IRENA organizaron un webinario, junto con New Energy Events, acerca de cómo conseguir subvenciones para financiar proyectos de energía a través del Mercado de Energía Sustentable. Puede hacer click aquí para ver el webinario, y hacer click en los enlaces que aparecen más abajo para bajar […]
Sustainable Energy Marketplace: Grant Funding for your Renewable Energy Project Presentations
February 4, 2016
On February 1st, 2016, the IDB and IRENA co-hosted a webinar with New Energy Events to discuss how to get grant funding for renewable energy projects through the Sustainable Energy Marketplace. You can click here to view the webinar and click the links below to download the presentations. IRENA Presentation IDB Presentation
St. Lucia Electricity Services and government sign agreement
January 18, 2016
A new renewable energy task force is forming as St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) get ready to begin the process of constructing a 3.2 MW solar power plant. On Thursday, LUCELEC signed an agreement for the development of an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with the Government of Saint Lucia that includes a provision for […]
Clean energy expanding even when fossil fuels are cheap
January 14, 2016
Despite the low cost of fossil fuels in 2015, a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysis points to evidence that 2015 was a breakout year for clean energy. It was a record year for global investment with wind, solar panels, biomass plants and more around the world totaling $329 billion in invested capital – and […]
Cuba and Germany to Work Together in Renewable Energy
January 9, 2016
Interest in promoting investment and cooperation in renewable energy in Cuba is growing, said Sigmar Gabriel, Deputy Foreign Minister (FM) and Federal Minister of the Economy and Energy of Germany during his recent visit to Cuba. Cuba, with high dependence on fossil fuels to produce electricity, seeks to reverse its energy matrix with the support of […]
Mexico’s efforts to promote efficient lighting goes nationwide
January 7, 2016
An article published by the World Bank highlights six cases of progress in renewable energy across the globe. Mexico stands out for cutting household electricity bills by 18% and eliminating 1.4 millions tons of CO2 emissions. This was done through the distribution of nearly 23 million energy-savings for free.
IDB issues loan for renewables in Honduras
December 26, 2015
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has issues a US$40 million loan to the Honduran government for investment into further development and integration of renewables into the country’s energy mix, particularly solar PV. The Honduran power sector initiated a reform in 2014 with the aim of strengthening the institutional capacity and sectoral regulatory framework, and improving […]
St. Kitts & Nevis Government expects renewable energy projects to take off in 2016
December 22, 2015
The government of St. Kitts and Nevis expect substantial job creation to result from a $610 million investment into geothermal and wind energy. Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dr. Timothy Harris, said in a budget presentation: “We must see this alternative energy, this new industry, as providing new opportunities for employment, for new skills […]
Brazil planning first floating solar farms at hydropower plants
December 16, 2015
Brazil is using nascent technology to expand the production of renewable energy, with plans to build 10 MW of solar farms that will float atop two hydropower dams. The farms will be attached to the Sobradinho and Balbina dams in Bahia and Amazonas, respectively, and will be controlled by Brazilian utility companies, Centrais Eletricas do […]