Global wind and solar energy company Mainstream Renewable Power was today awarded contracts by the National Energy Commission of Chile to build and operate seven utility-scale wind energy plants with a combined capacity of 986MW. The projects, awarded via twenty year term contracts, are located throughout Chile and are scheduled to begin supplying low-cost, clean … Continue reading Mainstream Renewable Power wins seven government contracts in Chile to build one gigawatt of wind energy plants
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Vector Cuatro opens new office in Chile
The Spanish multinational opens a new office in Chile as a new regional hub for its activities in South America and to further strengthen its international presence. The new office is located in Santiago de Chile, in concrete in the Las Condes district, where the local team has been operating since a few weeks. This new … Continue reading Vector Cuatro opens new office in Chile
Continue readingEnel starts Los Buenos Aires wind farm in Chile
Enel, through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile Ltda. (“EGPC”), has completed and connected to the grid Los Buenos Aires wind farm, which is the company’s first wind farm in the region of Bío Bío. Los Buenos Aires wind farm, which is located in Los Angeles, around 500 km south of Santiago, has an installed … Continue reading Enel starts Los Buenos Aires wind farm in Chile
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Senvion wins first wind power projects in Chile totalling 300 MW
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has concluded a contract with global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power for the supply and installation of 93 turbines for two wind farm projects in Chile totalling 300 megawatts (MW). The contracts are currently still under conditions precedent. The Sarco and Aurora wind farms … Continue reading Senvion wins first wind power projects in Chile totalling 300 MW
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Wind energy in Chile: EGP new wind farm
Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has started building its 112 MW Sierra Gorda wind farm, named after the town where it is located, which is approximately 60 kilometres from the city of Calama in the Chilean region of Antofagasta. Sierra Gorda is owned by Enel Green Power Chile Ltda. and is expected to be completed and … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: EGP new wind farm
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Ingeteam and Engie Group sign an O&M Full Service contract, a benchmark in the Chilean wind power sector
The Chilean wind power market has moved a step further towards the diversification and specialization of the Operation & Maintenance services. For the first time in the country, these services are to be provided by an independent company through Full-Service maintenance at the Monte Redondo Wind Farm, located in the region of Coquimbo in northern … Continue reading Ingeteam and Engie Group sign an O&M Full Service contract, a benchmark in the Chilean wind power sector
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Chile to auction areas for wind energy and solar power
Chile is set to auction off vast new areas of land for anyone who will use the space to develop solar power or wind energy projects. Chile has a fast growing renewable energy sector, setting a target that 20 percent of its energy will be renewable by 2025. The Chilean Ministry of National Assets made … Continue reading Chile to auction areas for wind energy and solar power
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Wind power in Chile: Gamesa wind turbines for a wind farm
Gamesa continues to make inroads into the Chilean market, having signed a new contract1 for the supply of 112 MW at a wind farm located in Chile. Under the terms of the contract signed, Gamesa will transport, install and commission 56 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines at this wind farm. Optimized for low and … Continue reading Wind power in Chile: Gamesa wind turbines for a wind farm
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ENVISION Confirms 10.5MW order from Petroquim for its First Wind Farm in Chile
Envision Energy, the world’s leading smart energy solution provider, will install 5 of its EN110-2.1MW turbines at 100m hub height in La Esperanza Wind Farm, located in the Negrete Municipality. This contract marks Petroquim’s entrance into Chile’s renewable energy sector and Envision’s gradual positioning in the country, within a year from the installation and … Continue reading ENVISION Confirms 10.5MW order from Petroquim for its First Wind Farm in Chile
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Acciona will build the biggest photovoltaic plant in Latin America in Chile
ACCIONA Energía will construct the biggest photovoltaic plant in Latin America -El Romero Solar- in Chile, with an investment of 343 million dollars (307 million euros at current exchange rates). Located in the Atacama Desert, it will have a maximum capacity of 246.6 megawatts (MWp) -196 MW rated power-, making it one of the ten … Continue reading Acciona will build the biggest photovoltaic plant in Latin America in Chile
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SolarReserve Receives Environmental Approval For 260 Megawatt Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Chile
SolarReserve, the industry leader in baseload solar power solutions and advanced solar thermal technology, has received environmental approval from the Chilean government to develop one of the world’s largest solar projects with energy storage. Utilizing SolarReserve’s proprietary solar thermal energy storage technology, the Copiapó Solar Project, scheduled to reach commercial operation in 2019, will deliver … Continue reading SolarReserve Receives Environmental Approval For 260 Megawatt Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Chile
Continue readingChilean mines are turning to renewable energy: CSP, PV and wind power
The mining industry requires a lot of energy to keep moving, and bottom lines depend on keeping the price of that energy as low as possible. To maintain efficiency, the mining industry seems to be increasingly looking to the renewable sector to supply its power, an action that is especially prevalent in Latin America regions … Continue reading Chilean mines are turning to renewable energy: CSP, PV and wind power
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Pattern development completes $205 million financing on 122 MW Conejo photovoltaic solar energy project in Chile
Pattern Development builds platform in Chile and diversifies with large utility-scale solar power project. Advancing into the solar power market, Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development” or the “Company”) today announced the completion of approximately $205 million in project financing and the start of full construction on its Conejo Solar photovoltaic (PV) power project … Continue reading Pattern development completes $205 million financing on 122 MW Conejo photovoltaic solar energy project in Chile
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SunEdison closes financing and starts construction of a 110-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy plant in the metropolitan region of Chile
SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE), the world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has secured financing and started construction on the 110-megawatt (MW) DC Quilapilun solar power plant in the Metropolitan Region of Chile. Once completed, the power plant will be SunEdison’s first solar project in Santiago and is expected to be its largest … Continue reading SunEdison closes financing and starts construction of a 110-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy plant in the metropolitan region of Chile
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Geothermal energy in Chile
Enel Green Power and Empresa Nacional del Petróleo (ENAP), the Chilean state-owned company active in the hydrocarbons sector, have begun construction in Chile on Cerro Pabellón, the first geothermal plant in South America. Cerro Pabellón, located in the municipality of Ollagüe, in the region of Antofagasta, in the Andean Plateau, will also be the … Continue reading Geothermal energy in Chile
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Yingli supplies 240 MW of solar panels for Latin America’s largest hybrid Solar Power Plants
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (“Yingli” or “Yingli Solar”) (NYSE:YGE), one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that it is supplying 240 megawatts (MW) of solar panels for Latin America’s two largest hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) power plants. Both projects, located in northern Chile, will also … Continue reading Yingli supplies 240 MW of solar panels for Latin America’s largest hybrid Solar Power Plants
Continue readingEnel Green Power and Endesa Chile sign a renewable energy PPA
Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile Ltda (“Enel Green Power Chile”), and Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (“Endesa Chile”) have signed a long-term agreement for around 25 years of energy supply and sale of green certificates connected to a geothermal project and a photovoltaic project in … Continue reading Enel Green Power and Endesa Chile sign a renewable energy PPA
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Solar energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Photovotaic Plant
Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has begun construction of the new Finis Terrae solar photovoltaic power plant in Chile.With a total installed capacity of 160 MW, Finis Terrae, once completed, will be the largest solar photovoltaic park in Chile. The facility is located in the Antofagasta region and is owned by five special purpose companies … Continue reading Solar energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Photovotaic Plant
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Wind energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Wind Farm
Enel Green Power has begun construction of Los Buenos Aires, its first wind farm in the Chilean region of Bio-Bio. The facility, owned by Enel Green Power Chile Ltda, will have a total installed capacity of 24 MW. Once fully up and running, the new plant will be able to generate over 86 GWh … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Wind Farm
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Wind power in Chile: Gamesa 5 MW wind turbines for a wind farm
The company has been contracted to build a wind farm in Chile equipped with 13 G128-5.0 MW turbines under a turnkey arrangement. This project implies a major logistics challenge for the company on account of the mountainous nature of the site, on an island, coupled with the turbines’ scale. Gamesa, a global technology leader in … Continue reading Wind power in Chile: Gamesa 5 MW wind turbines for a wind farm
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