Solar Energy & Energy Efficiency for Baja California Homes
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008This project is interesting to me for several reasons. I like that it will help home owners reduce their energy consumption, will provide photovoltaics to low- and middle-income households, and will emphasize systems “financially feasible for users” (sometimes household solar systems promoted are not appropriate to the income bracket they are supposed to serve). I […]
IDB Supports Wind Turbine Blade Factory in Brazil / BID Ajuda a expansão de fábrica de pás para turbinas eólicas no Brasil
Friday, August 8th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB finances expansion of wind turbine blades factory in Brazil TECSIS secured US$120 million in loans Tecnologia e Sistemas Avancados Ltda (TECSIS), a leading Brazilian manufacturer of wind rotor blades for wind power turbines is to obtain US$120 million in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank to restructure its […]
Energy Efficiency and Competitiveness in Latin America
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008The Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI), together with the governments of Germany and Switzerland, is sponsoring a conference on “Energy Efficiency and Competitiveness in Latin America” 15-16 September in São Paulo, Brazil. The conference will be held at the Club Transatlântico. The conference is being administered by Ekos Brasil […]
Sustainable Energy & Climate Change Fund for LAC Launched / Lanzó el Fondo de Energía Sostenible y Cambio Climático para ALC / Lançou o Fundo de Energia Sustentável e Mudança Climática
Thursday, August 9th, 2007From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB approves US$20 million for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Fund Fund will support economically and environmentally sound energy options in Latin America and the Caribbean The Inter-American Development Bank today launched the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Fund (SECCI Fund), with an initial US$20 million contribution, to support […]
Greening the IDB / A Verdecer el BID
Saturday, April 21st, 2007From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Calling for eco-efficiency at the IDB In celebration of Earth Day, IDB President Luis Alberto Moreno will challenge IDB staff to participate in a Bank-wide greening campaign On the occasion of Earth Day (April 22), the Inter-American Development Bank renews its commitment to the protection of our environment, and […]
IDB Board Approves Climate Change Initiative
Friday, March 9th, 2007Note: for background on the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI), see our November post. The draft working papers outlining the strategy can be downloaded via the following links: Ch I – The Renewable Energy Ch II -Opportunities Constraints Ch III – Barriers and Good Practices to Increase Clean Energy Ch IV – Carbon […]
The IDB Pushes Ethanol
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007Moreno Urges US to Embrace LAC Ethanol On 07 February Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) President Luis Alberto Moreno offered a guest editorial (“op-ed”) in the Miami Herald that argued that the US should promote ethanol development in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and embrace LAC ethanol imports. Moreno argues that the trying to reach […]
New IDB Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative / Nueva Iniciativa del BID de Energía Sostenible y Cambio Climático / Nova Iniciativa do BID Sobre Energia Sustentável e Mudança Climática
Thursday, November 30th, 2006The website for SECCI can be found at http://www.secci-idb.org/ From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Support for economically and environmentally sound energy options More than 300 government officials and experts agreed during a two-day meeting at the Inter-American Development Bank that sustainable sources of energy are at the core of the Latin American and Caribbean […]
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