Navigating the transition to a clean energy future is once again the focus of the 2022 Latin America Energy Forum. Latin America is filled with experts, organizations and government leaders committed to accelerating the path to decarbonization. This event, set for March 16-18 in Washington, DC, promises to bring together those leaders with international investors, Read more →
Chile has set an ambitious goal to decarbonize the country’s electricity generation by 2050, one of the most ambitious decarbonization targets in the world. But how will the country reach its goals? A recent Wärtsilä white paper, “Chile Leading the World to a 100% Zero Carbon Power System” presents the optimal path for decarbonization in Read more →
The renewable energy transition is complex, but it is possible, practical and affordable. #PathTalks‘ Host Fernanda Castro speaks with Business Development Manager, Energy Solutions, Central America & Caribbean for Wärtsilä, Francisco Picasso about the energy transition and excitement around renewable fuels, energy storage and progress being made around renewable energy in Central America. Read more →
Chile has one of the most ambitious decarbonization plans in the world, targeting carbon neutral electricity in 2050. This South American country is already at a 70% renewable energy share with some of the world’s best wind and solar resources available. It is possible to retire coal in Chile before 2030 and to reach a Read more →
#PathTalk Host Fernanda Castro chats with Wärtsilä AMER Region South Energy Business Director Jorge Alcaide and Wärtsilä Senior Manager, Project Development Gabriel Cavados about the opportunities and challenges of Brazil’s energy transition to decarbonization. Want to know more about energy transition in Brazil? Join Jorge, Gabriel and industry experts to discuss ways to balance the Read more →
Globally, renewable energy sources are becoming the vertebral column of energy systems. Our market development experts have studied and modeled the Honduras power system and the results demonstrate the Central American country can save millions of dollars by incorporating renewable energy when balanced by flexible thermal capacity and maintaining reliability while decreasing CO2 emissions. In Read more →
The path to 100 percent clean energy is practical, possible and even affordable for Puerto Rico by 2050. However, this decarbonization journey will require optimization of both short-term and long-term storage to achieve Puerto Rico’s ambitious goals. The thing to keep in mind is that just adding renewables will not do the job. Read more →
Chile cuenta con uno de los planes de descarbonización más ambiciosos del mundo, con el objetivo de lograr un sistema energético neutro en carbono para 2050. Este país sudamericano ya cuenta con una cuota de energía renovable del 70% gracias a la disponibilidad de algunos de los mejores recursos eólicos y solares del mundo. Es Read more →
Alejandro Alle is currently a Managing Director at The Network Company in El Salvador with more than 35 years experience in energy. He is a mechanical engineer with a career that started with a specialization in nuclear engineering scholarship at the Argentine National Board of Atomic Energy in 1987. Since then, Alejandro has worked as the General Manager at Puma El Salvador (Trafigura), co-founded Quantum Energy and was Executive Director of Energía del Pacífico. Read more →
The Chilean energy landscape is in transition towards more sustainable systems, driven by the withdrawal of coal and the incorporation of renewable energies in the system, demanding flexibility solutions. During this webinar we will present the new version of the study "Towards a 100% Renewable Energy Future", and we will analyze with local and international specialists the path towards a carbon neutral system.
El panorama energético chileno está en transición hacia sistemas más sostenibles, impulsado por el retiro del carbón y la incorporación de energías renovables en el sistema, demandando soluciones de flexibilidad. Durante este webinar presentaremos la nueva versión del estudio "Hacia un futuro de Energías 100% Renovables", y analizaremos con especialistas locales e internacionales el camino hacia un sistema carbono neutral.
Leonardo Beltran is a non-resident fellow at the Institute of the Americas, an executive fellow of the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and is serving on the Board of Sustainable Energy for All. Read more →
