BHP has signed power purchase agreements to supply renewable energy for its copper mines in Chile. And NextEra energy reports its investments in renewables are pumping up its bottom line.
183 more BYD electric buses are coming to Santiago, Chile, later this summer according to the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt. The new buses will join the 100 electric buses that BYD and local partner, Enel, brought into the capital last December.
Santiago, Chile, has a new fleet of BYD busses running, created in partnership with BYD and Enel X. This helps to reduce the city’s dense air pollution and help the country reach its goal of 100% renewables by 2040 as part of its National Strategy for Electric Mobility
Chile is leading the charge towards sustainable transportation in South America, having taken delivery of what is now the largest pure electric bus fleet in South America. The delivery of the 100 fully electric BYD K9FE buses was marked by a ceremony in the capital city of Santiago, Chile, on December 13th that was attended by the President of Chile, Mr Sebastián Piñera, the Minister of Transportation in Chile, Gloria Hutt, and other key leaders from the country.
China-based new energy company and electric vehicle titan BYD has inked its largest bus deal in its history in the Americas with a new deal for 100 fully electric BYD buses in Santiago, Chile. The new buses will go into operation in November of this year, when BYD hands them over to transit operator Transantiago.
The Fraunhofer Institute has constructed four agrophotovoltaic installations, three in Chile and one in Vietnam. They show that combining solar power with agriculture can boost the productivity of land by 60% or more.
Spanish renewable energy company ACCIONA has announced that it will build four new renewable energy projects worth a total of 400 megawatts (MW) in Chile, made up of two solar farms and two wind farms.
Around $754 million in new lithium industry investments have been approved by the development agency of Chile, Corfo, as revealed in an announcement from the authority.
Global leader in renewable energy and infrastructure ACCIONA has been awarded the contract to supply 100% of The National Mining Company of Chile’s electricity consumption with renewable energy and will start building a new solar PV plant for that purpose.
Tesla is now in talks with the Chile-based lithium mining firm SQM about the sourcing of further supplies — with the electric vehicle manufacturer reportedly interested in “important volumes,” according to industry figures.
