COP27: EIB and Colombia commit to support energy transition

They intend to focus on green hydrogen and other clean technologies, including solar, wind and geothermal energy

TotalEnergies and Sempra seal North American LNG and wind deals

The agreement covers Asian and South American markets

Mining for electric cars is harming flamingos!

Lithium is a key element to get EVs on the move – but it’s leading to certain flamingo species becoming endangered

Biogas $70m funding to shake up Brazil’s energy mix

Grupo Cocal will use the funding to build a biogas production unit to distribute renewable energy to the State of São Paolo from July 2022

Canadian Solar wins 45MW energy storage project in Colombia

The project will be one of the first in the South American country

African and South American sustainability ‘leaps and bounds ahead of EU’

The report notes while many EU countries are struggling to reach their 32% renewable energy usage target by 2030, nations such as Paraguay and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are already producing 100% renewable energy

South America’s 100% renewables transition ‘possible by 2030’

The transition to a fully renewable electricity system by 2030 is possible for South America. That’s according to a study by Lappeenranta University of Technology and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, which suggests energy storage could help achieve that goal. It said the cost of green electricity in a 100% renewable system would be […]

South America’s first solar thermal plant online

A solar thermal plant believed to be the first in South America has now officially gone online. Spanish firm Abengoa designed and built the 10MW plant for Minera El Tesoro to supply clean thermal energy. Located in the Antofagasta region in Chile, the plant consists of 1,280 solar thermal collector modules (pictured) and has been […]

Brave solar cyclist battles on after truck hit

A London-based cyclist who is raising money for a solar charity with a round-the-world record attempt has pledged “to be back on road in a few days” after being hit by a truck in the United States yesterday. Zimbabwe-born Sean Conway, who lives in North London is attempting to cycle 18,000 miles through Europe, Africa, […]

Asia takes coal use crown from Europe

A huge shift in coal consumption over the last 30 years saw Asia’s use rocket while past heavy user Europe has cut back, new figures released yesterday show. According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), while coal use in Europe and Russia dropped by more than a third over the last thirty years, consumption […]