Tag: chile
Chile Ventures Into Concentrated Solar Power to Meet Renewable Energy Vows
Rising out of Chile’s Atacama desert, the half-built Cerro Dominador solar tower reflects the challenge the South American country [...]
Latin America Pledges 70 Percent Renewable Energy, Surpassing EU
The plan is meant to put Colombia and eight others in leadership roles ahead of the U.N. climate change [...]
Chile Taps ‘White Gold’ for Security of Energy Supply
Chile is home to a massive 10.3 million tons of lithium reserves, most of which is found in the [...]
Policies Driving Renewable Energy Growth in Latin America
Buoyed by rapid technology cost reductions and the consolidation of renewable energy policies, Latin America hosts some of the [...]
Chile is Producing so Much Solar Power it has to Give it Away
A slump in copper mining means there is more power than is required in some parts of the country [...]
Chile’s Roadmap to a Renewable Future
Recent changes in legislation concerning energy generation in Chile could give the renewables market a significant boost. In the [...]
Chile Passes Electricity Transmission Law Benefitting Solar
Chile has aggressively moved forward on an electricity transmission law which benefits solar, as well as other sources of energy. Following [...]
Chile Gets Cleaner at a Profit with Renewable Energy Push
Policies favoring clean energy and increased competition would normally dim prospects for existing producers. Not in Chile, where foreign [...]
POWER Digest July 2014
Chile Banks on Renewable Capacity Expansion, Energy Efficiency. Chile in mid-May released a $650 million investment plan to reduce [...]
Chilean President Piñera Signs 20/25 Law
On October 14th, 2013, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera signed into law a bill which mandates that utilities source 20% [...]