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| LATIN AMERICAN WIND NEWS | 01 August, 2008 |
NEWS
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Regulation approval would encourage renewable energy projects by U.S. $ 1500 MM
In recent days, the regulation that will govern the law enforcement 57-07 on Renewable Energy was approved. This will allow investments in renewable energy in the Dominican Republic, which prompted the chairman of the National Network for Business Support of the Environmental Protection (RENAEPA) to applaud this action and catalogued it at the same time as beneficial because it would lead to an investment of US$ 1500 million..
NICARAGUA: Wind energy production by December this year.
The Wind Consortium Amayo, proposes a project that intends to stop relying on power generation based on bunker, the proposal includes the generation of 40 MW based on wind turbines that are placed on the Isthmus of Rivas and is estimated to be installed later this year.
The turbines will be located in an area of 36 hectares and it is estimates that its generation will reduce US$30 million in the oil bill.
MEXICO: Spanish companies could invest in Coahuila.
On July 23, it was announced the possibility that two Spanish companies could invest in the city of Torreon, Coahuila, and such information was provided by the director in Mexico of the Promotion Institute of the Chambers of Commerce from Spain.
It is expected an investment around US$25 million in an initial stage of the project and will generate 500 direct jobs. The company would invest in the field of wind power, particularly in the manufacture of towers.
Thanks to the encouragement that Cuba makes for alternative energy sources, it now enjoys such benefits. After the building and commencement of work 15 months ago of its small experimental wind farm located in Los Canarreos, in the northeast Island “de la Juventud”, has reduced its consumption of fossil fuels and also contribute in benefit of the environment.
The facilities avoided the consumption of about 500 tons of fuel oil for electricity generation.
The government of Chubut and GREENWIND Belgian Company signed an agreement whose purpose will be the research and development process of wind energy in Chubut.
Basically there are two stages: the first one refers to the analysis of the alternatives to install the wind farm, and eventually granted a close location to the company to do the work required and develop its motion. While the second phase consist of managing the installation of a factory of steel towers for the wind turbines in the industrial park Trelew.
Currently, there are 37 projects relating to wind energy in Peru, which could generate together 5,525 MW. This capacity would aloud to satisfy a large portion of the energy demand in this South American country.
All these plans have been submitted within 2 years, according to the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM), and have been intended to settle in several areas of Peru, especially in the northern plains and deserts, because the winds have sufficient strength to be used in electricity generation.
PERU: More Wind Power projects studies approved.
It was announced that the Ministry of Energy and Mines, granted temporary concessions to the company Peru Energía Renovable (Peru Renewable Energy) in order to perform studies on future wind farms that will be located in south and north regions.
One of the concessions, which envisage a period of 2 years, will conduct studies in the future Wind Power, Marcona 1 Central, which will produce 100 MW in the regions of Ica and Arequipa.
URUGUAY: Fortuny could invest US$ 100 million in wind power farm.
After studies carried out by the Spanish fund in Uruguay and received environmental certificates, Fortuny the Spanish Company would be willing to invest more than US$ 100 million in various projects. Although, keeps waiting for the Uruguayan government to make the necessary incitement to licit.
The company already has two leased properties in Cerro Largo with physical capacity to build 55 wind turbines that would generate an output of 50 MW.
CHILE: Wind Power Central at Laguna Verde will perceive an investment of US$ 47 million.
Chile has launched an important wind power project, with an investment of US$47 million, which will be built in Punta Curaumilla at Laguna Verde and consist of 12 turbines of 2MW power each.
The CORFO (Chilean Economic Development Agency) supported the initiative. The 24 MW to be produced will be injected to the Central Interconnected System (SIC) through the substation of the Central Laguna Verde and will supply 10 thousand homes.
MEMBERS’ PRESS RELEASE:
NRG Systems Unveils New Website To Better Serve Customers: Customer tech forum, more product info among new features
Hinesburg, VT—NRG Systems, Inc., manufacturer of wind measurement equipment, introduced its new, more robust, website. With a fresh design and improved functionality, the site (www.nrgsystems.com) offers new customer-driven features. The site’s customer tech forum is the first from a wind industry manufacturer to encourage customers to share and advance the conversation on wind assessment and turbine control technology and to pose questions to the NRG Systems technical support team.
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LAWEA HIGHLIGHTS
The preliminary Conference Program of WIND EXPO 2008 is now available!
With confirmed speakers from almost 20 countries and talking about the main topics of the Wind Power in Latin America, these sessions become the program of conferences of more relevance in the region.
There are included a couple of interesting pre-conference workshops too.
You can check the preliminary Conference Program that will be held on next November 5 to 7, in the frame of WIND EXPO 2008, in the next link:
http://www.windexpo.org/ing/conferencias_programa.html
It will be the best opportunity to be involved in an industry of great projection in Latin America.
LAWEA will participate in the 3th Latin-American Energy Symposium
Host by the National Chamber of Electrical Manufacturers CANAME it will be held at the World Trade Center on Mexico City the 3th Latin-American Energy Symposium.
LAWEA will make a presentation about the trends in the Latin American Wind Power market with the aim to continue working in popularization, education and promotion of this renewable energy trough the region.
EVENTS
| WIND-EXPO LAWEA 2008 |
| WIND EXPO LAWEA 2008 is the first International Wind and Renewable Energy Conference and Exposition placed in Mexico and the biggest of its type in Latin America. November 5-7; Expo Guadalajara; Guadalajara, Mexico |
| E-mail: info@lawea.org |
| Website:http://www.windexpo.org |
| Wind Farm Design Workshop, by Garrad Hassan |
| November 4, 2008. Guadalajara, México |
| Info: http://www.windexpo.org/documentos/Curso.pdf |
| 3th Latin-American Energy Symposium |
| August 13 & 14, 2008; Mexico City. World Trade Center. |
| Website: www.simposiumenergia.org.mx |
| XIX INTERNATIONAL ENERGY SAVING CONGRESS |
| August 20, 21, 22. Expo Guadalajara. Mexico |
| US-MEXICO BORDER ENERGY FORUM XV |
| Monterrey, Nuevo León, México |
| October 23-24, 2008 |
| Website: http://www.glo.state.tx.us/energy/border/forum/15/index.html |
| R-Energy |
| Internacional Trade Fair for Renewable Energies |
| October 22 – 24, 2008. Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Website: www.r-energy.info/en/ |
| Painel Energias Renováveis 2008, November 11 |
| At: FEIPLAR COMPOSITES & FEIPUR 2008 - Feira e Congresso Internacionais de Composites & Poliuretano |
| Expo Center Norte – Pavilhão Vermelho, São Paulo, SP. November 11 – 13, 2008. |
| Website: http://www.feiplar.com.br/index_paineis.html |
JOB OFFERS
It is already available for our members the "job offers section" for Wind opportunities in Latin America.
OPINION
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