CleanTechnica » Latin 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 Renewable Energy Growth Opportunities In Latin America & Caribbean http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/renewable-energy-growth-opportunities-latin-america-caribbean/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/renewable-energy-growth-opportunities-latin-america-caribbean/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:14:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76247 The renewable energy focus has slowly been shifting away from traditional national powerhouses in Europe and North America towards developing nations, primarily across the Southern Hemisphere. A new report published by the Worldwatch Institute has analysed the particular market barriers and growth pathways available for two specific regions, Latin America and the Caribbean, and found

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/12/renewable-energy-growth-opportunities-latin-america-caribbean/feed/ 3 EU Calls For Legally Binding Emissions Cuts At Lima COP20 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2014 14:32:38 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75789 For a quick summary of the progress of world negotiations on climate change so far, the Climate Group has produced a simple but expressive infographic (below is part of it, click to enlarge). At Tuesday’s Lima COP20 meeting, the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action opened its 13th session. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/03/eu-draws-line-legally-binding-emissions-cuts-lima-cop20/feed/ 12 Global Solar PV Module Capacity To More Than Treble By 2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/global-solar-pv-module-capacity-treble-2020/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/global-solar-pv-module-capacity-treble-2020/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2014 11:26:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75526 New figures released by GlobalData predict that the global cumulative installed capacity of solar PV modules will more than treble by 2020. The company’s latest report, Solar PV Module Value Chain – Market Size, Average Price, Market Share and Key Country Analysis to 2020, states that emerging economies in the Asia-Pacific region, South and Central

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/27/global-solar-pv-module-capacity-treble-2020/feed/ 18 Latin America And Caribbean Region Expected To Install 9 GW Of Solar In 5 Years http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/30/latin-america-caribbean-region-expected-install-9-gw-solar-5-years/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/30/latin-america-caribbean-region-expected-install-9-gw-solar-5-years/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2014 17:30:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72627 That solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is poised to become a dominant energy generation technology throughout the world is of no surprise to most, but the sheer wealth of possibility being forecast throughout the middle and southern hemispheres begins to give an idea of just how prevalent the technology will be by the end of the decade. Figures

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/01/chile-carbon-tax-coming-week/feed/ 1 Yingli Solar Reaches 10 GW Global Solar PV Module Delivery Milestone http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/13/yingli-solar-reaches-10-gw-global-solar-pv-module-delivery-milestone/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/13/yingli-solar-reaches-10-gw-global-solar-pv-module-delivery-milestone/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2014 21:50:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70604 China's Yingli Solar is already the world's largest solar module manufacturer, and has now shipped 10 GW of product around the world

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/13/yingli-solar-reaches-10-gw-global-solar-pv-module-delivery-milestone/feed/ 2 Construction Set To Begin At Australia’s First Single-Axis Tracking Solar PV Project http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/construction-set-begin-australias-first-single-axis-tracking-solar-pv-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/construction-set-begin-australias-first-single-axis-tracking-solar-pv-project/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2014 19:00:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70527 Fotowatio Renewable Ventures' new solar pv project in New South Wales will feature the more efficient single-axis tracking mechanism

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/11/construction-set-begin-australias-first-single-axis-tracking-solar-pv-project/feed/ 3 SolarReserve 20 MW El Salvador Solar Power Plant Is El Salvador’s 1st Utility-Scale Plant http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/03/solarreserve-20-mw-el-salvador-solar-power-plant-el-salvadors-1st-utility-scale-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/03/solarreserve-20-mw-el-salvador-solar-power-plant-el-salvadors-1st-utility-scale-plant/#comments Sun, 03 Aug 2014 13:00:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70129 Originally published on Solar Love. SolarReserve is bringing 20 MW of utility-scale solar power to El Salvador’s Acajutla plant, while advancing its share of the Latin American solar market. The Santa Monica, California–based company won El Salvador’s first ever utility-scale solar tender. The country’s energy and telecommunications regulator oversaw the bidding process. SolarReserve sees Latin America

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/03/solarreserve-20-mw-el-salvador-solar-power-plant-el-salvadors-1st-utility-scale-plant/feed/ 4 Wind Share of World Electricity Will More Than Double By 2018 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/23/wind-share-world-electricity-will-double-2018/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/23/wind-share-world-electricity-will-double-2018/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:30:32 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69773 Global prospects for wind power are rising despite disappointing 2013 numbers, say analysts at Navigant Research. Although the wind industry worldwide added 36,134 MW in 2013, for the first time in nearly a decade, new installed wind power fell below that of the year before. The graph below indicates a 20% year-on-year decline in 2013, compared

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/07/coal-power-still-increasing-globally/feed/ 35 3 Lessons Learned From Latin America’s Red-Hot Solar Market http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/24/three-lessons-learned-latin-americas-red-hot-solar-market/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/24/three-lessons-learned-latin-americas-red-hot-solar-market/#comments Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:20:25 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68560 Latin America is one of the world's hottest solar markets, but unique market dynamics challenge new projects. Here are three lessons learned to help developers succeed.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/24/three-lessons-learned-latin-americas-red-hot-solar-market/feed/ 5 Chile Solar Power Plant Is Now Latin America’s Largest http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/chile-solar-power-plant-latin-america-largest-solar-power-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/chile-solar-power-plant-latin-america-largest-solar-power-plant/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:00:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67936 The giant Atacama Desert cradling solar panels is a beautiful image. Find the middle of Chile’s Atacama Desert and take a look — the largest solar PV plant in Latin America has come online. SunEdison has established the 100MW Amanecer solar power plant in this vast desert of Chili. The plant is projected to produce 270GWh of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/09/chile-solar-power-plant-latin-america-largest-solar-power-plant/feed/ 13 Solar-Powered Drones Use Ascent Solar’s Flexible Solar Modules http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-powered-drones-ascent-solar-takes-flight-aboard-silent-falcon-unmanned-aircraft/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-powered-drones-ascent-solar-takes-flight-aboard-silent-falcon-unmanned-aircraft/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 04:30:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67408 Editor’s Note: We’ve had our eye on Ascent Solar for a long time. Its flexible solar modules have been used by the Denver Broncos, on smartphones, on backpacks, on tents, and more. We also keep an eye on interesting stories about drones. Google has just bought a solar drone company, which we think is pretty cool;

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/28/solar-powered-drones-ascent-solar-takes-flight-aboard-silent-falcon-unmanned-aircraft/feed/ 1 World’s Largest Tracking Solar PV Plant Completed In California http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/23/worlds-largest-tracking-solar-pv-plant-completed-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/23/worlds-largest-tracking-solar-pv-plant-completed-california/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 20:30:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67314 Originally published on Renew Economy. By Sophie Vorrath Construction of the world’s largest single-axis tracking solar PV plants – the 206 MW Mount Signal Solar farm in southeast California – has been completed and is ready to generate enough electricity to power 72,000 households in San Diego and surrounds. The project – constructed and commissioned in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/23/worlds-largest-tracking-solar-pv-plant-completed-california/feed/ 1 Largest Rooftop Solar Development Initiative In Latin America Will Use Unsubsidized Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/11/largest-rooftop-solar-development-initiative-latin-america-will-use-unsubsidized-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/11/largest-rooftop-solar-development-initiative-latin-america-will-use-unsubsidized-solar/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:10:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65136 First of all, let me put out a side note that I think is very important: every major energy source in the world has been tremendously subsidized by governments. In fact, oil, gas, coal, and nuclear continue to receive insane subsidies. Many of those subsidies are typical government subsidies. However, we also subsidies these energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/11/largest-rooftop-solar-development-initiative-latin-america-will-use-unsubsidized-solar/feed/ 2 The Biggest Solar Farm In Latin America Will Replace An Old Coal Plant http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/27/biggest-solar-farm-latin-america-will-replace-old-coal-plant/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/27/biggest-solar-farm-latin-america-will-replace-old-coal-plant/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2014 17:00:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63235 Originally published on ThinkProgress. By Ari Phillips. Last week President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Mexico for what’s traditionally called the “Three Amigos” meeting. In the daylong rendezvous, energy issues were slated to play a major role, with Obama and Harper jockeying for room when it comes to the impending decision on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/27/biggest-solar-farm-latin-america-will-replace-old-coal-plant/feed/ 4 Cleantech Buffet (China Sunergy Sets Solar PV Efficiency Record, First Solar Buys 250 MW Solar Farm…) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/china-sunergy-solar-pv-efficiency-first-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/china-sunergy-solar-pv-efficiency-first-solar/#comments Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:04:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56953 Here’s some more cleantech news for the cleantech-obsessed: Solar Record Conversion Efficiency For China Sunergy Solar Cells China Sunergy has reportedly set a record for monocrystalline solar cell efficiency. The new record, 20.26%, has been verified by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE). First Solar Buys 250 MW Moapa Solar Project First Solar continues

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/26/china-sunergy-solar-pv-efficiency-first-solar/feed/ 0 Cleantech Money Lost & Won — Which Industries Performed Best? http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/25/money-lost-won-cleantech/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/25/money-lost-won-cleantech/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 05:30:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56858 Originally published on RenewEconomy. Here’s a surprising statistic: Despite all the trials and tribulations – and mostly the inconsistency – over climate and clean energy policies across the world, the climate sector in the past year has performed better than the broader market for the first time since the global financial crisis (GFC). HSBC says

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/25/money-lost-won-cleantech/feed/ 1 First Solar & Sharp The Lone Non-Chinese Solar Module Leaders http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56105 It’s no secret, Chinese solar module manufacturers have come along and dominated the solar module market. In 2012, according to IHS, six out of the top ten solar module manufacturers were Chinese companies, including #1 Yingli Green Energy. Now, a recent Solarbuzz report found that Chinese solar module manufacturers led shipments of solar modules in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/feed/ 7 Top 50 Solar Energy Stories Of The Year (Part Five: #41-50) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/03/top-50-solar-energy-stories-of-the-year-part-five-41-50/#comments Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:55 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52382 (If you’ve read the intro 4 times already, just skip to the final 10 articles.) We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going over on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so far. Learning from the Top 33 EV Stories article I recently published,

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