Atacama

Collahuasi and Sonnedix Ink Renewable Energy Deal

2020-07-30T02:28:40+00:00

Chilean copper mine Compania Minera Dona Ines de Collahuasi SCM, also known as Collahuasi, has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with solar power producer Sonnedix for the delivery of 150 GWh per year. The PPA is for a 24/7 supply of 100% renewable energy according to a statement from Sonnedix. Collahuasi is the second-largest Read More

Collahuasi and Sonnedix Ink Renewable Energy Deal2020-07-30T02:28:40+00:00

Power Demand From Chilean Copper Mines Will Grow by 1,387 MW

2020-01-29T13:17:24+00:00

The latest report by the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) on the power outlook for the industry estimates that its demand will grow at a CAGR of about 3.1% during 2019-2030. Therefore, power consumption by the copper industry in Chile will grow from 23.6 TWh in 2019 to 33.1 TWh in 2030, says an article in RenewablesNow. Read More

Power Demand From Chilean Copper Mines Will Grow by 1,387 MW2020-01-29T13:17:24+00:00

Green Energy Boom Helps Chile Contain Surging Power Prices

2019-02-16T13:37:42+00:00

Via: Bloomberg Chile’s solar industry is proving a win win. Not only has it cut emissions of the global warming gas carbon dioxide, but it has also helped slash some of the highest electricity costs in Latin America. Those benefits have come at no expense to the government, which refused to offer any of the subsidies Read More

Green Energy Boom Helps Chile Contain Surging Power Prices2019-02-16T13:37:42+00:00

Desert tower raises Chile’s solar power ambition to new heights

2019-02-18T10:50:32+00:00

Towering 200 metres above the desert, the Atacama 1 will harvest the sun’s energy from a surrounding field of giant mirrors. But the completion of the $1.1bn project, the first of its kind in Latin America, has been thrown into doubt by the financial difficulties of its Spanish owner Rising more than 200 metres above the Read More

Desert tower raises Chile’s solar power ambition to new heights2019-02-18T10:50:32+00:00