(Argus, 30.Apr.2021) — Brazil is hosting a growing number of green hydrogen initiatives as the government prepares a national hydrogen plan and regulations. Hydrogen specialist Lavinia Hollanda, founding partner at...
(Ecopetrol, 25.Mar.2021) — In line with its commitment to mitigate climate change, further the energy transition and its TESG agenda[1], Ecopetrol Group announces its goal of net zero emissions by...
(EDP Renewables, 23.Mar.2021) — EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC (EDPR NA), and Northern Indiana Public Service Company, LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Mar.2021) — Energy briefs from the Latin America and Caribbean region including: Argentina eying the start up of the Cañadón wind farm as well as the government...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 19.Mar.2021) — India’s government has big ambitions for renewable energies, as 55% of its electricity is generated by burning fossil fuels. The Asian country aims to generate...
(NiSource, 18.Mar.2021) — Northern Indiana Public Service Company, LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., and Invenergy, a leading developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, today announced that they...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 2.Feb.2021) — The Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference 2021 hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago was broadcast virtually from 1-3 February 2021 from Trinidad....
(Energy Analytics Institute, 1.Feb.2021) — The Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference 2021 hosted by the Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago was broadcast virtually from 1-3 February 2021 from Trinidad....
(TC Energy, 17.Jan.2021) — TC Energy Corporation today announced a new sustainable energy initiative for the Keystone XL Project. The company will achieve net zero emissions across the project operations...
(Total, 11.Jan.2021) — Total announces the acquisition of Fonroche Biogaz, a company that designs, builds and operates anaerobic digestion units in France. With close to 500 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of installed...
(Trinidad Energy Chamber, 11.Jan.2021) — The Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference takes place from 1-3 February 2021. Highlights: Event: Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference Date: 1-3 February 2021 Hosted By:...
(Grenergy, 11.Jan.2021) — Grenergy Renovables S.A., with Natixis as Sole Lead Arranger, Hedge Provider, LC Issuing Bank and Administrative Agent, have successfully closed senior secured facilities totaling $91mn for an...
(CDPQ, 18.Dec.2020) — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global institutional investor, announced a $1bn commitment to Invenergy Renewables LLC (Invenergy), the largest private developer, owner and...
(Nucor, 13.Nov.2020) — Nucor Corporation signed a 15-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) for 250 megawatts (MWac) of new solar energy in Texas. The...
(Sungrow, 28.Oct.2020) — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that the Company hit 1 GW PV inverter cumulative shipment to Chile and took first place in...
(Repsol, 1.Oct.2020) — Repsol, as part of its commitment to an efficient and sustainable energy transition, has reached a new milestone and started to generate wind power with the connection...
(Total, 7.Sep.2020) — Total notified its partners on 19 August 2020 about its resignation from its role of operator for five exploration blocks, located in the Foz do Amazonas Basin,...
(JinkoSolar, 18.Aug.2020) — JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. signed a contract with Shanghai Electric to supply approximately 1 GW of solar modules for Phase V of the Dubai Electricity and Water...
(Energy Analytics Institute, 17.Aug.2020) — The technical commission delegated by Ecuador’s Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MENRNR) to carry out the public selection process (PPS) of the Conolophus...
(Algonquin, 30.Jul.2020) — Chevron U.S.A Inc. (CUSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. announced an agreement seeking to co-develop renewable power projects that...
(bpWE, 16.Jul.2020) — bp Wind Energy (bpWE) agreed to acquire the remaining 50% interest in the bp operated, Fowler Ridge 1 wind asset from its current partner, Dominion Fowler Ridge...
(Reuters, 15.Jul.2020) — Brazil’s Ibitu Energia, owned by U.S.-based asset manager Castlelake LP, plans to invest roughly 4.5 billion reais ($839.43 million) in renewable energy assets in the coming five...
(Petrobras, 14.Jul.2020) — Petrobras informs that, on July 11th, it successfully concluded tests on an industrial scale for the production of renewable diesel. The tests were conducted at the Presidente...
(Duke Energy, 5.Jul.2020) — Duke Energy will continue advancing its ambitious clean energy goals without the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) by investing in renewables, battery storage, energy efficiency programs and...
(Petrobras, 12.Jun.2020) — Petrobras, following up on the press release disclosed on 13 March 2020 and 4 May 2020, announces the beginning of the binding phase regarding the joint sale,...
(Reuters, 11.Jun.2020) — An influential Mexican business lobby on Thursday warned a hike in the price that private power producers pay to access the country’s main electricity transmission grid will...
(Repsol, 28.May.2020) — The WindFloat Atlantic project is taking one of the final steps towards becoming fully operational. The last of the three pre-assembled wind turbine platforms making up the...
(Atlas, 3.Mar.2020) — Atlas Renewable Energy, and DNB Markets announced the issuance of a $253 million US private placement ("USPP") in Green Bond format. The notes were rated investment grade...
(Renewables Now, 20.Feb.2020) — Colombian oil company Ecopetrol SA will develop a 50-MWp solar photovoltaic (PV) park in the department of Meta. Located on a 46-hectare (113.6 acres) area in...
(Trinidad Newsday, 6.Feb.2020) — Caribbean banks are well aware of the potential for investing in renewable energy across the region. What is required, however, is a more streamlined approach to...
(Petrobras, 31.Jan.2020) — Petrobras has started the opportunity disclosure stage (teaser), regarding the sales of all of its equity stakes in the companies Eólica Mangue Seco 1 and Eólica Mangue...
(Atlas, 17.Dec.2019) — Atlas Renewable Energy, a leader in clean energy across Latin America, announces that its fourth project in Brazil, Sertão Solar Barreiras Complex, is fully operational. The plant...
(Xinhua, 29.Nov.2019) — Cuba hopes to generate a quarter of its energy needs from renewable sources over the next decade, an industry official said on Thursday. The government's Renewable Energy...
(Clorox, 13.Nov.2019) — The Clorox Company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Enel Green Power North America signed a 12-year, 70 megawatt (MW) virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for the...
(IRENA, 12.Nov.2019) — Latin America and the Caribbean could grow their installed solar capacity by a factor of 40 by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 2.Nov.2019) — Uruguay generated a total of 60.7 gigawatt hours (GWh) of energy on 30 Oct., of which more than half (32.7 GWh, 54% of...
(The Guardian, 22.Oct.2019) — Mining giant says contracts will cut energy prices by 20% and save 3m tonnes of carbon The mining giant BHP has signed four renewable energy contracts...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 10.Oct.2019) — Repsol’s President Antonio Brufau said during a visit to Bolivia that natural gas is the only transitional energy. “All the countries that are...
(Reuters, Valerie Volcovici, 25.Sep.2019) — Latin American countries have set a collective target of 70% renewable energy use by 2030, more than double what the European Union is planning, Colombia’s...
(Sungrow, 16.Aug.2019) — Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that a 100.1 MWp solar plant utilizing the Company's 1500Vdc central inverter solutions came online in Cafayate,...
(Enel, 30.Jul.2019) — Enel, through its Chilean subsidiary Enel Generación Chile, and global mining company AngloAmerican signed an agreement whereby Enel’s Chilean subsidiary will supply up to 3 TWh of...
(Renewables Now, 10.Jun.2019) — Norway, through its ministry of climate, has approved the transfer of funds for the construction of 30 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) farms with energy storage...
(World Oceans Day, 7.Jun.2019) — The World Oceans Day Youth Advisory Council will help steer the way this week leading up to World Oceans Day on June 8. With increasing...
(Lonely Planet, Kelly Magyarics, 4.Jun.2019) — This week, La Feria in Santiago, Chile’s Barrio Bellavista became the first nightclub in the world to sustainably cover 100% of the energy it...
(Energy Chamber, 4.Jun.2019) — The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago is hosting its Energy Efficiency and Renewables Conference on 10-11 June 2019 at the Ballroom, Hilton Trinidad and Conference...
(Sempra, 22.Apr.2019) — Sempra Energy has completed the divestiture of its U.S. renewables business and non-utility natural gas storage assets, generating approximately $2.5 billion in total cash proceeds. The announcement...
(Altus, 17.Apr.2019) — Altus Power America, Inc. completed the acquisition of a multistate operating portfolio of ground-mounted solar assets. The 19 megawatt (MW) DC portfolio of solar energy systems sell...
(Jamaica Gleaner, Steven Jackson, 14.Apr.2019) — Power utility Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS, will commission a US$25 million storage facility in phases this year as a safeguard against power outages....
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 12.Apr.2019) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs related to a new attack on the OTA pipeline, the Orca-1 well expected online in 2026,...
(Renewables Now, 11.Apr.2019) — Italian renewables-focused utility Enel SpA (BIT:ENEL) on Wednesday said it has concluded the purchase of an additional 4.62% stake in its Chile-based unit and announced plans...
(JWN, 29.Mar.2019) — Chile has its first floating solar farm installed and on a brand-new type of site: a tailings pond at a copper mine owned by London, UK-based mining...
(Sungrow, 20.Mar.2019) — Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd, an inverter solutions supplier for renewables, introduced its PV product portfolio at Solar Power Mexico, strengthening its commitment to solar energy in...
(Atlas, 18.Mar.2019) — Atlas Renewable Energy announced the completion of long-term financing of three of its solar energy plants in Brazil for a total amount of $152 million. The financing...
(Reuters, Julia Symmes Cobb, Nelson Bocanegra, 14.Mar.2019) — The 36,000 solar panels gleam in the tropical heat of a valley outside the city of Yumbo in western Colombia, feeding dozens...
(Power Technology, Julian Turner, 18.Feb.2019) — Argentina recently entered the top ten on the Ernst & Young global renewable energy index for the first time and, with help from the...
(Canadian Solar, 31.Jan.2019) — Canadian Solar Inc. has secured a 295 million Brazilian reais (US$80 million) financing from Banco do Nordeste S.A. (BNB) for its 114 MWp Salgueiro solar power...
(Renewables Now, 15.Jan.2019) — The Argentine Minister of Finance, Nicolas Dujovne, signed on Monday an agreement with the World Bank for a $250-million (EUR 217.7m) guarantee to support winning projects...
(MPC, 25.Dec.2018) — MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Ltd has raised US$11 million from its initial public offering (IPO) on the Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago stock exchanges. The offering opened...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Piero Stewart, 21.Dec.2018) — Heard on the street and LatAmNRG briefs on Argentina’s renewable energy sector, Maurel & Prom’s acquisition of Shell’s interest in the Urdaneta West...
(Renewables Now, 21.Dec.2018) — Argentine thermal and renewable energy group Genneia SA has switched on 100 MW of renewable power plants, the Ministry of Energy and Mines announced on Thursday....
(Orb Media Inc., 14.Dec.2018) — New Orb Media Inc. reporting and data analysis shows consumers are extremely worried about plastic's impact on the world. There is widespread public confusion regarding...
(Jamaica Gleaner, 11.Dec.2018) — Jamaica is now developing its renewable-energy potential at a leading pace among its Caribbean neighbours with support from private investment, says David Delaire, managing director, Germany-based...
(Caller Times, Carlos Torres-Verdin, 28.Nov.2018) — Ignore the incendiary rhetoric coming out of Washington D.C., the new political climate south of the border has never been more favorable, especially toward...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 11.Nov.2018) — Uruguay is studying possibilities with hydrogen. “ANCAP is interested in the hydrogen option, because it is an ideal energy for transport, and which...
“Uruguay’s energy matrix is one of the most outstanding in the world due to the variety of renewable energies” -- ANCAP President Marta Jara.
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 8.Nov.2018) — Argentina’s shale boom taking place in the Vaca Muerta formation in Neuquen will not stop the country from pursuing goals related to renewable...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Aaron Simonsky, 31.Oct.2018) — YPF announced it will continue with electric power generation projects through its affiliate YPF LUZ as part of its transformation as an energy...
(Energy Analytics Institute, Ian Silverman, 13.Oct.2018) — Companies seeking to benefit from renewable energy tax benefits will have until October 24, 2018 to submit details related to their projects. Companies...
(Renewables Now, 28.Sep.2018) — Italian energy major Enel SpA has switched on and hooked to the grid two solar parks in Mexico totalling 1,089 MW. The 828-MW Villanueva and 260-MW...
(Uruguay Investment Agency, 10.Sep.2018) — Uruguay stands out in Latin America for its high living standards and social and political stability. Today it is also a world leader in renewable...
(PBS NewsHour, 20.Mar.2018) – Here's what it would take Six months after Hurricane Maria, and whole towns in Puerto Rico still remain without power. Many think solar energy can help the...
