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Analysis Of Rdl 13 2012 And The Energy Situation, Fundación Renovables
Analysis Of Rdl 13 2012 And The Energy Situation, Fundación Renovables
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This document analyzes the effects of the moratorium on renewable energy incentives passed in Spain in January 2012. It draws the following conclusions: 1) Adjustments to the electric grid should neither be placed on consumers nor on energy efficiency & savings policies; 2) Although it is recognized that the power system is unsustainable, not enough is being done to reform it; and 3) Renewable energy is not the source of the tariff deficit; rather, despite the cuts made to renewable energy, energy costs continue to rise even as demand falls.
Will Cuba's Electricity Sector Hold The Country Back?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Cuba's Electricity Sector Hold The Country Back?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
A massive power outage hit two-thirds of Cuba's provinces earlier this month, a sign of the country's aging infrastructure. According to analysts, modernizing the system could cost several billion dollars. Meanwhile, two recent attempts at exploratory drilling off the Cuban coast have been unsuccessful. Will the electricity sector hold the country back as the government takes steps to liberalize the economy and increase consumption? How serious are Cuba's energy woes? Is the government partly at fault for mismanaging the sector, as some critics allege, or are sanctions entirely to blame?
Is Peru Making Inroads In Oil & Gas Development?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Is Peru Making Inroads In Oil & Gas Development?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
One of the Humala administration's priorities when coming into office was to accelerate oil and gas development. Peru has seen both successes, such as a large gas find in the Amazon earlier this month, and conflict, including attempts this month by indigenous groups to stop production at nine oil wells operated by Maple Energy. How successful have the country's efforts to develop the oil and gas sector been? What policies, models or strategies should the government consider implementing? Is the administration likely to make inroads with local communities that stand in opposition to such projects and will new consultation laws …
Will Brazil's Belo Monte Dam Get The Green Light?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Brazil's Belo Monte Dam Get The Green Light?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
A Brazilian federal appeals court last month ordered a halt to construction on the controversial Belo Monte dam until indigenous groups are properly consulted, The Guardian reported. However, on Aug. 27, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling that allowed for work on the project to resume. How significant is the charge that the consultation process was not properly followed? Will local groups be able to reach an agreement with developers and the government, which argue that the project is necessary to meet the country's growing energy demand? How could the consultation processes be improved to avoid similar conflicts both …
Will Opposition To Mega Projects Worsen Chile's Energy Woes?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Opposition To Mega Projects Worsen Chile's Energy Woes?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Chile's Supreme Court last month unanimously rejected the $5 billion Castilla power project, ruling that the 2,100-megawatt plant could ""harm the constitutional guarantee that one can live in an environment free of pollution."" Meanwhile, industry leaders, particularly in the mining sector, have warned that the country's shaky electrical grid is hampering growth and investment. Does the rejection of the Castilla plant represent a major blow to Chile's energy future? How serious are the country's energy woes? Will solar, wind and other cleaner energy sources become more prevalent and help make up some of the shortfall or are they too economically …
Will Brazil's Belo Monte Dam Get The Green Light?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Brazil's Belo Monte Dam Get The Green Light?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
A Brazilian federal appeals court on Aug. 14 ordered a halt to construction on the controversial Belo Monte dam until indigenous groups are properly consulted, The Guardian reported. However, on Monday, the Supreme Court issued a preliminary ruling that allowed for work on the project to resume. How significant is the charge that the consultation process was not properly followed? Will local groups be able to reach an agreement with developers and the government, which argue that the project is necessary to meet the country's growing energy demand? How could the consultation processes be improved to avoid similar conflicts both …
How Bright Is Solar Energy's Future In Brazil?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
How Bright Is Solar Energy's Future In Brazil?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
A ban on state subsidies for non-domestic solar panel parts is thwarting solar-energy projects in Brazil, Bloomberg News reported Aug. 8. While developers in Chile have announced plans for more than 1,000 megawatts of solar panels this year, that figure is just 67.5 megawatts for Brazil. In the face of cheaper wind power, new shale gas developments and the enormous potential of pre-salt discoveries, what is the short- to medium-term future of solar energy in Brazil? What more should the government do to promote the sector?
Is The Argentine Gov't Helping Or Hindering Energy Growth?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Is The Argentine Gov't Helping Or Hindering Energy Growth?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
The Argentine government on July 27 announced a new energy investment plan that will increase government oversight of the sector, Reuters reported. Deputy Economy Minister Axel Kicillof will oversee a commission that evaluates the investment plans of private companies and will have the power to ask for changes or fine companies for failing to comply. What will be the practical implications of the decree? Will it spur growth in the long-struggling energy sector, as the government hopes, or scare off investors? Is Argentina's energy sector poised to do well considering the country's current economic situation?
What Accounts For The Erosion Of Interest In Brazil's Oil Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Accounts For The Erosion Of Interest In Brazil's Oil Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
U.S.-based oil company Anadarko has put its plans to sell some of its assets in Brazil on hold, failing to attract a high enough price as interest in the country's oil sector has waned, the Financial Times reported in July. Brazil has not sold new offshore permits for about five years, and state oil company Petrobras has had difficulty in meeting targets for increased production. High local content requirements and perceived political interference have also hampered investment and production, according to government critics. How much has the previously intense excitement about Brazil's oil sector cooled? What are the primary factors …
Electric Energy In Bolivia, Instituto Boliviano De Comercio Exterior
Electric Energy In Bolivia, Instituto Boliviano De Comercio Exterior
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This document contrasts energy production and consumption in Bolivia in 2011 up until July 2012. It also breaks down the energy generation capacity of various hydroelectric and thermoelectric plants in the country in 2011. Finally, it compares energy consumption in different regions in 2010 and 2011.
Central America/Caribbean Can Reduce Their Oil Dependency, Says Wb Report, World Bank
Central America/Caribbean Can Reduce Their Oil Dependency, Says Wb Report, World Bank
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This is a press release that summarizes a July 2012 World Bank report on mitigating market vulnerability to oil prices in Central American and the Caribbean. It briefly discusses how renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, and improved regional integration can facilitate better management of unpredictable oil prices.
Getting Energy Out Of Wind, Alexis Rojas Aguilera
Getting Energy Out Of Wind, Alexis Rojas Aguilera
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article briefly discusses the positive impact of the wind industry on both social and economic development in Cuba.
How Insecure Is The Colombian Oil Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
How Insecure Is The Colombian Oil Sector?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Colombian Energy Minister Mauricio Cárdenas said earlier this month that the FARC has stepped up attacks on oil and mining infrastructure in order to extort companies after changes to royalty distributions cut into the rebel group's finances. There have been more than 40 bombings in Colombia thus far this year, doubling the pace of recent years. What accounts for the rise in rebel attacks and where are they most prevalent? How serious of a threat are the attacks, extortion and kidnappings to Colombia's oil sector? What needs to be done to improve the security of the sector?
Is There A Limit To China's Role In Latin American Energy?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Is There A Limit To China's Role In Latin American Energy?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
China's Sky Solar signed a deal to build a $900 million solar energy park in Chile in June while Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao was on a four-country visit to the region. During the trip, Wen also signed energy and other agreements with Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil in addition to announcing that the China Development Bank would create a $10 billion credit line to support infrastructure projects in the region. How has China's involvement in Latin America's energy sector evolved? Will it expand beyond the countries and sectors where it has traditionally focused most of its energy investments? If so, where …
Researchers Grow Hybrid Poplar To Produce Biomass And Transform It Into Energy, Ignacio Corvera
Researchers Grow Hybrid Poplar To Produce Biomass And Transform It Into Energy, Ignacio Corvera
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article provides information about a University of Talca (in Chile) research project focusing on growing hybrid poplar trees to use as a source of biomass, which can then be utilized as an alternative to fossil fuels.
Where Is The Future Of Hydro Projects In Latin America Headed?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Where Is The Future Of Hydro Projects In Latin America Headed?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Colbún, the Chilean power company holding a 49 percent stake in the controversial HidroAysén project, announced last month that it is ""indefinitely suspending"" the environmental impact assessment for the project's transmission line. It is one of many regional projects that have faced local and environmental opposition, but have also been cited as necessary to meet growing energy needs. Are mega hydropower projects like this doomed in Chile and elsewhere in Latin America? What energy sources will fill in the void if such projects don\'t come to fruition? How are anticipated consequences of climate change, such as drought, going to change …
Is Latin America's Energy Sector Looking Up Or Down?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Is Latin America's Energy Sector Looking Up Or Down?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Given the potential of significant oil reserves in Brazil and Venezuela, large shale gas discoveries, plummeting wind energy prices and other developments, some analysts are highly optimistic about the general energy outlook in Latin America. Others cite opposition to hydro projects, vulnerabilities in energy-poor parts of the region, stagnation of oil production, unproved ultra-deep-water technologies and other hurdles as cause for major concern about the region's energy future. Are reasons for optimism weak? Or are pessimists underestimating the region's potential? What are the major trends in regional energy issues that we can expect in the period ahead, and how can …
Will Peña Nieto Be Able To Win Support For Energy Reform?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Peña Nieto Be Able To Win Support For Energy Reform?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Mexican President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto has said that reforming the state-run energy sector will be his ""signature issue"" and that he aims to refashion Pemex in the image of Brazil's Petrobras, Bloomberg News reported. However, the Institutional Revolutionary Party fell short of an outright majority in the country's Congress and energy reform has proven to be elusive in the past. Will Peña Nieto be successful in his bid to reform Pemex? What changes will he try to implement and what challenges is he likely to face in getting them passed?
What Are The Implications Of Mexico's Climate Change Law?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Are The Implications Of Mexico's Climate Change Law?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Mexico's Congress in April passed a landmark climate change law after three years of debate and revisions, Reuters reported. The bill's mandates require that 35 percent of Mexico's energy come from renewable sources by 2024 and carbon emissions must be 50 percent below 2000 levels by 2050, among other requirements. What will be the effects of Mexico's new climate law? Will the energy sector be able to meet the increased demand for renewable power? How do other Latin American countries' future energy plans compare with Mexico, and are they likely to adopt similar legislation? Does the law's passage reflect pessimism …
How Are Global Biofuels Trends Changing?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
How Are Global Biofuels Trends Changing?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
At the end of 2011, the United States overtook Brazil as the world's top ethanol exporter— though U.S. imports from Brazil have been growing as a result of domestic regulation in the United States. Countries like Thailand have also increased their ethanol exports to traditional Brazilian markets, such as China, as the South American nation struggles to meet domestic demand. What trends in the global biofuel market, including advanced biofuels and bio-based products, will be seen in the medium- to longterm future? How are Brazil's biofuels production trends and government policies for the sector changing, if at all? What accounts …
What Is The Future Of Nuclear Power In Brazil Post Fukushima?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Is The Future Of Nuclear Power In Brazil Post Fukushima?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Brazil doesn't plan to invest in new nuclear facilities until at least 2020, Marcio Zimmermann, the energy ministry's executive secretary, said earlier this month. However, he added that future plans could include the construction of four to eight nuclear plants by 2030. What is the current outlook for nuclear power in Brazil and other Latin American countries? How did last year's Fukushima accident affect nuclear development in the region? Have major offshore oil and shale gas finds diminished the appeal of nuclear power?
Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part Two), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya
Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part Two), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Part two of two, this article compares the costs of fossil fuels/contaminating energy sources to those of renewable energy, arguing that Uruguay must shift energy production and consumption towards renewable sources.
What Is Behind Bolivia's Latest Energy Sector Nationalization?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
What Is Behind Bolivia's Latest Energy Sector Nationalization?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Bolivian President Evo Morales on May 1 seized the local unit of Spain's Red Eléctrica, the owner of approximately 85 percent of the South American country's power grid. Morales alleged that only $81 million had been invested in the country's power grid since it was privatized in 1997, while Spain's ambassador to Bolivia, Ramon Santos, said the takeover sends ""a negative message that generates distrust,"" the Associated Press reported. Will the state be able to effectively take control of the electrical grid? Is the nationalization a good thing for the Bolivian power sector and will it lead to increased investment? …
Wind In Brazil: Renova Energia To Install 14 Wind Parks, Evwind
Wind In Brazil: Renova Energia To Install 14 Wind Parks, Evwind
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article looks at Renova Energia and the 14 wind parks to be installed in Brazil, beginning operations in 2013-2014. It looks at the parks' future energy supply/power production potential, as well as at Renova Energia's new company administrative restructuring.
Will Pdvsa Be Able To Meet Demand From Asia?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Will Pdvsa Be Able To Meet Demand From Asia?, Inter-American Dialogue's Latin American Energy Advisor
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Venezuelan efforts to diversity oil exports have gained steam in recent months, with new energy sector deals signed with Japan, South Korea and Vietnam and the launch of an $8.3 billion joint refinery project in southern China. Do the deals represent significant confidence in Asia for the Venezuelan government's ability to manage its energy sector? Will PDVSA be able to meet increased demand from Asia? Are the deals and the company's plan to diversify its exports a good strategy?
Mexico Gets Wind Energy Boost, Gabe Keith
Mexico Gets Wind Energy Boost, Gabe Keith
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article provides a brief summary of a new and large wind project slated to be built in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The Future Of The Cuervo River Mega Hydropower Project, 'The Other Hidroaysén,' To Be Decided This Tuesday, Radio Tierra
The Future Of The Cuervo River Mega Hydropower Project, 'The Other Hidroaysén,' To Be Decided This Tuesday, Radio Tierra
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article briefly describes the mega hydroelectric project to be installed on the Cuervo River in Chile. It includes a May 2012 radio interview with activist Peter Hartmann, who advises that the environmental effects of the project have not been adequately considered and evaluated.
Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part One), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya
Energy, Theory, And Reality (Part One), Marcelo Caffera, Lucila Arboleya
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
Part one of two, this article takes a look at energy costs in Uruguay in recent years. It makes the case that spending should be shifted from fossil fuels/contaminating energy sources to renewable ones, which the authors state is actually less costly.
In 2050, A 100% Renewable Energy Matrix Would Cost 91% Less Than Perpetuating The Current One, Aida Vila
In 2050, A 100% Renewable Energy Matrix Would Cost 91% Less Than Perpetuating The Current One, Aida Vila
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article outlines proposals that would assist Spain in creating a plan that would eliminate energy-derived carbon emissions by 2050 and rely on an energy grid of 100% renewable energy.
The World Is Investing In Renewable Energy, What About Venezuela?, Evelyn Pallotta
The World Is Investing In Renewable Energy, What About Venezuela?, Evelyn Pallotta
Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports
This article provides a brief summary of global renewable energy production as contrasted with Venezuela, who continues to rely on petroleum.