CleanTechnica » Central America http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 US Geothermal Power Companies Impacting Emerging Economies http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/us-geothermal-power-companies-impacting-emerging-economies/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/18/us-geothermal-power-companies-impacting-emerging-economies/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2014 10:44:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76520 The Geothermal Energy Association has released a series of figures and forecasts to finish off 2014, and in so doing highlighted the impact US geothermal power companies are having in emerging economies. In a press release put out through BusinessWire, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) announced “continued growth” in the global geothermal power sector, with “more countries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/global-solar-pv-module-capacity-treble-2020/feed/ 18 Central America Solar Capacity Set To Explode http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/12/central-america-solar-capacity-set-explode/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/12/central-america-solar-capacity-set-explode/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2014 14:30:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71882 The Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama may not be household names in the solar energy game, but if the latest forecasts from market research company IHS Technology are to be believed, that might soon change. Total capacity for the six countries currently stands at 6 MW in 2013, and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/24/kiva-funds-renewable-energy-projects-solar-lights-clean-cookstoves/feed/ 0 Trees, Water, & People Launches Subsidiary To Bring More Solar Power To Latin America http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/01/trees-water-people-launches-subsidiary-bring-solar-power-latin-america/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/01/trees-water-people-launches-subsidiary-bring-solar-power-latin-america/#comments Sun, 01 Dec 2013 22:07:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59621 Trees, Water and People, a nonprofit run by conservationists, has launched a for-profit subsidiary aimed at bringing more solar power to Latin America. The subsidiary, Luciérnaga, “distributes small (<15W) solar lighting technologies that affordably meet lighting and device charging needs for energy poor populations.” Trees, Water and People has had a solar energy program in place

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/01/trees-water-people-launches-subsidiary-bring-solar-power-latin-america/feed/ 0 Renewable Energy Roadmap For Central America — Time To Develop One http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/renewable-energy-roadmap-for-central-america-time-to-develop-one/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/18/renewable-energy-roadmap-for-central-america-time-to-develop-one/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:58:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52955 In partnership with the INCAE Business School, the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), and the Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP), the Worldwatch Institute has published a “roadmap of roadmaps” for renewable energy in Central America. Check out the news below. Washington, D.C.—Nearly 22 percent of the world’s electricity is now supplied by renewable

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