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What the Other Guy Blogs About: Renewable Energy in Chile
Monday, May 11th, 2009The Reegle Blog has a very good overview of the curent state of development of renewable energy projects in Chile. My only quibble with the article is that it focuses solely on wind and solar projects, omitting other forms of renewable energy under development or being looked at in Chile, such as geothermal (where Chile [...]
Germans Provide $135 mil. for Brazilian Wind Power
Friday, March 27th, 2009From the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES):
BNDES executes agreement with KfW to borrow US$ 135 million
On March 23rd, the BNDES executed a US$ 135.58 million loan agreement with KfW Entwicklungsbank (the German Development Bank) to finance wind power plant projects to be installed in Brazil by Brazilian private companies. By executing this operation, the BNDES and [...]
Thermal Power Plants Will Have to Compensate for Carbon Emissions
Friday, March 20th, 2009Brazilian Environment Minister Carlos Minc says he will sign in April an administrative rule (portaria) that will require all thermo-electric power plants (burning petroleum or coal) seeking environmental licenses from the national environment agency, IBAMA, to provide for compensation (abatement) measures for their carbon emissions before they will be granted a license.
The portaria will define [...]
Brazil’s Light for All Program Promotes Renewable Energy
Friday, February 27th, 2009A six-year old program to bring electricity to all Brazil’s citizens has concluded that solar, wind or mini-hydro power, or in some cases power generated by natural gas, may be the most practical solution to bring power to remote places in the Amazon or the Pantanal. To encourage the use of alternative forms of energy, [...]
IFC Supports Chile’s First Project-financed Wind Farm / IFC Apoya el Primer Parque Eólico Financiado en Chile
Monday, February 9th, 2009From the International Finance Corporation (IFC):
IFC Supports Construction of Chile’s First Project-financed Wind Farm
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today signed an agreement to invest $61.5 million for the construction of the Totoral Wind Farm, advancing the development of renewable energy in Chile. The 46-megawatt wind project will support the country’s objectives of [...]
Now Renewables Have Their Own International Agency
Saturday, January 31st, 2009The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) was created at a founding conference in Bonn, Germany, this week, followed the next day by a short working session of the preparatory commission charged with getting it up-and-running. The brainchild of renewable advocate Germany, with strong backing from Denmark and Spain, IRENA is intended to raise the profile [...]
A New Sustainable Energy Program for the Caribbean / Un programa nuevo para energía sostenible en el Caribe
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB supports sustainable energy in the Caribbean
Grants finance efforts to generate energy from waste, wind and sun; improve efficiency, and lower hotel energy costs
Barbados, Bahamas and eventually other Caribbean countries will explore cutting-edge alternatives to lower their dependency on fossil fuels and improve their energy security with four grants approved [...]
Toward a Sustainable Energy Matrix for Peru? / ¿Hasta nueva matriz de energía sostenible en el Perú?
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Because of their choice of headline (”IDB Support Creation of New Sustainable Energy Matrix in Peru”), most readers of the IDB’s press release on this loan might come away with the impression that the loan is mostly about the promotion of non-traditional renewable energy sources (wind power, small hydro, geothermal) and bioenergy.
Read between the lines, [...]
Mexico Turns to Wind Power
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Mexico is making a strong foray into wind power, starting with yesterday’s inauguration by President Felipe Calderón of the Spanish firm Iberdrola’s 80 megawatt (MW) La Ventosa (”The Windy”) wind farm the Oaxaca town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, on the Tehuantepec isthmus, where winds regularly blow as high as 75-120 kph (46-75 mph). This is [...]
OAS Helping St. Kitts & Nevis on Renewable Energy
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009According to the local representative of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Organization is helping the tiny Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis in several energy-related areas. It has provided the local government with draft legislation regarding the promotion of wind power and bioenergy in the islands. It has provided the Nevis Island [...]
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