Climate change is a major factor forcing Central Americans, left with no other option, to flee their homes, as the dual threats of drought and extreme weather have destroyed crops and productive farmland, Bloomberg reports. Central America is responsible for less than 1% of global carbon pollution, yet is one … [continued]
Total installed wind capacity in North, Central, and South America increased to 135 gigawatts (GW) in 2018 with the addition of 11.9 GW of new wind capacity, an increase of 12% on 2017, according to new figures published by the Global Wind Energy Council.
Reports coming out of Central American country Nicaragua say that the country’s President Daniel Ortega has confirmed his country will finally sign the Paris Climate Agreement, leaving the United States and Syria as the only two countries in the world not to have signed it.
The vast geothermal potential throughout Central America could be a key tool in the low-carbon economic development of the region according to the International Renewable Energy Agency.
Transitioning towards a 100% renewable electricity system — including 50% worth of solar PV — is the cheapest option for South America, and would be possible within the next 15 years, according to new research published this week.
Latin America is on track to install 2.2 GW of solar PV in 2016, up 55% over 2014’s still relatively impressive 1.4 GW, according to new figures from GTM Research. GTM Research’s new Latin America PV Playbook, published today, tracks solar projects, policies, and market developments across South America, Central America, … [continued]
New data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency has shown global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 152 GW in 2015, up 8.3%. According to Renewable Capacity Statistics 2016, released this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), global renewable energy capacity had reached 1,985 GW. Leading the way was hydro, … [continued]
TerraForm Global, SunEdison’s emerging markets yieldco, has cancelled a 326 MW portfolio deal in Central America. In a statement submitted to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, TerraForm Global confirmed that it was terminating an agreement that was originally made back in June of 2015 with Globeleq Mesoamérica Energy, Central America’s … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. EASI (Efficient, Aesthetic, Solar, Innovation) Living Home, is the design of first-time competitors in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, the Western New England University, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, and Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana team, according to Solar Decathlon 2015. The team wants its project to reflect … [continued]
GTM Research has released some key findings pertaining to the PV inverter industry, chiefly that global shipments could reach 50.6 GW in 2015. If this amount is reached, it will be about a 30% increase over the previous year. Chile, Mexico, Central America, and South Africa will probably see sharp … [continued]
