Articles tagged with "#Latin America"

المقالات الموسومة بـ "#Latin America"

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Political turbulence stifles renewable energy in Peru

Landmark legislation has the potential to unlock a wave of investment in renewable energy in Peru, but political dysfunction could get in the way.

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Uruguay joins race to make e-fuels for thirsty EU market

The South American nation is making a $4 billion bet on hydrogen-based e-fuels, mainly for export to the EU.

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Guyana’s climate credentials tested by fossil fuel “bridge”

A new gas-to-power project, dubbed a fossil fuel “bridge,” poses a challenge in a country that is especially vulnerable to climate change.

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Chile green hydrogen lag pits birds vs blades

Southern Chile’s green hydrogen development has exposed the challenges in harmonising new energy sources with local communities and fauna.

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Chile green hydrogen puts nation in energy vanguard

Chile’s green hydrogen plans and renewable energy potential position it as a significant exporter of the fuel to markets including Europe.

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The race is on: Argentina’s frontier drilling at Palermo Aike

By the end of 2023, state-run YPF plans to drill one or two horizontal wells in the new shale play Palermo Aike, targeting 6.6 billion barrels of recoverable oil resources.

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LNG exporter Peru’s crisis slows energy transition

Deepening political and social unrest in Peru, a major LNG exporter, are deepening delays to the country’s energy transition.

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Green hydrogen sector in Chile demands state action

Chile needs to accelerate legal, regulatory and marketing groundwork for green hydrogen if it hopes to meet ambitious production and export targets, executives in the fledgling industry say.

Fracking in Argentina’s Vaca Muerta leads to earthquakes

New research shows a strong link between fracking and seismic activity in Vaca Muerta, but Argentine authorities ignore the problem.

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Ecopetrol eyes “white” hydrogen in Colombia

Hydrogen is a strategic pillar in the energy transition plans of state-controlled Ecopetrol in Colombia and now the firm is exploring the potential of the “white” variety.

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Colombia braces for oil and gas phase-out decision

The oil and gas industry in Colombia is on tenterhooks as the government decides whether to allow new exploration contracts or not, as it moves away from fossil fuels.

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Brazil fossil fuels plan under Lula may not transpire

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva wants to reassert some form of state control over motor fuel prices and steer state-run Petrobras back into refining, but analysts say he will have limited political and economic scope for major near-term fossil fuels policy changes.

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Uruguay carves dual path of hydrocarbons and hydrogen

Uruguay is the latest South American country to unveil a green hydrogen roadmap, but unlike some other aspiring producers and exporters of the emerging resource, the government has not yet relinquished plans to drill for oil and gas.

EIG bet on Chile signals strength of decarb drive

US investment giant EIG has acquired new assets in Chile including the crown jewel of Cerro Dominador, a solar complex comprising 110 MW of CSP and 100 MW of PV capacity, in the Atacama desert.

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Colombia’s energy transition at play in pivotal election

With both candidates opposed to fracking, the future of Colombia’s pilot unconventional exploration projects Kalé and Platero, is uncertain.