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Solar Truck Conquers Highest Volcano on Earth
See Team Peak Evolution conquer Ojos del Salado volcano with their solar-powered truck! Witness the world record breaking mission with 10.7 kW solar modules and two 120 kW electric motors. Gebrüder Weiss is providing logistical support for this challenging venture.
Oct 10, 2023 // Transport, Chile, South america, David Pröschel, Patrik Koller, David Koller, solar truck
Chilean power carrier intends to construct 788 MW solar park
Colbún has actually requested authorization to construct a 788 MW solar project in Chile's north area of Antofagasta.
Feb 24, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Chile, South america, Colbún
Highview Power as well as Enlasa to create giga-scale cryogenic power storage projects in Latin America
Highview Power, an international leader in long duration power storage services, has actually entered into a joint endeavor contract with Energia Latina S.A.-Enlasa, the biggest back-up power generation company in Chile, to co-develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects in Chile and also various other Latin American markets.
Oct 23, 2020 // Storage, Latin america, Javier Cavada, Highview Power, Rodrigo Saez
COP, climate, class struggle?
The World Climate Summit in Santiago de Chile, set to be held in just a few weeks, has just been cancelled. Against a background of social protests in the country, concerns have recently grown as to whether logistics and security could be guaranteed for the event. Nevertheless, social problems and environmental protection must not be played off against each other: Both are closely linked to the economic paradigms of recent decades.
Nov 1, 2019 // Opinions, Chile, South america, Stephan Franz
Big Investors Bet on Chilean Solar: ESG's Stable Prices
Chile's energy regulator and grid operator have criticized incentives for small plants, but lenders welcomed BlackRock's April deal for its competitive return on equity and low risk in a ESG-focused market.
Jun 15, 2023 // Plants, Markets & Finance News, BlackRock, Chile, South america, PV Power Plant
Sungrow to Supply Inverters to two of the Largest Subsidy-Free Solar Farms in UK
Sungrow has a contract with Bouygues Energies & Services to provide inverter solutions for 2 of the biggest subsidy-free solar farms in the UK.
Nov 3, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, Sungrow, UK, Europe, subsidy-free, International, solar inverters, Keith Pedder, Gonzalo Feito, Solar Farms, Jeremy Powell
Verano turns sod on Chilean solar portfolio
Fontus Renewables picked the firm to carry out the EPC and also O&M contracts for 8 projects
Jan 11, 2023 // Plants, Chile, South america, Verano, Dylan Rudney, Brendan Wolters
Spain's Opdenergy posts EUR-11.1 m for 9-mo 2022
Spanish renewables company Opdenergy Holding SA (BME: OPDE) booked a net profit of EUR 11.1 million (USD 11.6 m) for the nine-month period finished September 30, up from an EUR-8.8-million loss for the very same timespan a year back, it said in its incomes record on Tuesday.
Nov 15, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Spain, Europe, OPDEnergy
Colbun Powers Polpaico's Cerro Blanco Solar Farm
Colbun and Polpaico Soluciones are constructing the largest self-consumption solar plant in Chile, equipped with 15,000 bifacial solar modules and trackers. The 9.9-MWp project will generate 21.5 GWh of electricity annually from 2024. Efizity is building and operating the solar farm, to complement their 2018 renewable power agreement.
Sep 7, 2023 // Plants, PV Power Plant, Colbun, Polpaico Soluciones
Sungrow's collective deliveries to the Americas cross 10 GW
Chinese PV inverter producer Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd. announced that its cumulative shipments in the Americas hit a considerable turning point of 10 GW by the end of 2020.
Jan 5, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Inverters, USA, Sungrow, Chile, Argentina, South america, Brazil, Mexico, North America, Hank Wang
Zelestra Clinches $282m Financing for 220-MW Aurora Solar-Storage Hybrid Project
Spanish developer Zelestra reaches financial close on the 220-MW Aurora solar-plus-storage project in Chile’s Tarapacá desert after securing USD 282 million in debt financing.
Jun 30, 2025 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, Chile, South america, Latin america, Aurora, Zelestra
AES authorizes 'biggest resources raising' to day for 1.6 GW LatAm renewables press
Chilean developer AES Gener is to sustain prepare for a substantial renewables build-out with a brand-new resources raising, apparently the biggest it has actually seen in its background.
Apr 21, 2020 // Markets & Finance News, Chile, solar pv, South america, Latin america, AES Gener, Colombia, lsdigital, capital raise, Ricardo Manuel Falú
Korkia’s Solar Ray Seeks Approval for 90-MW Hybrid
Chile’s regulator: Korkia’s Solar Ray seeks approval for a 90MW solar + 90MW battery hybrid, boosting dispatchable renewable power, reducing curtailment, and unlocking stronger revenue.
Apr 23, 2026 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Storage, solar plus storage, Chile, hybrid, South america, permitting, korkia
Verano Energy buys 296 MWp of solar projects in Colombia
Latin America-focused renewables designer Verano Energy has gotten 3 solar projects totalling some 296 MWp in Colombia, regional media reported today citing the firm's press release.
May 12, 2023 // Plants, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Verano Energy, solar projectColombia
STI Norland expects 1.2GW of contracted mounting systems orders in 2019
Mounting systems specialist STI Norland said it had surpassed 3GW of cumulative installations with 1.2GW of contracted mounting systems orders expected in 2019.
Sep 8, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Japan, Spain, France, India, pv power plants, Europe, Asia, Mexico, North America, sti norland, pv trackers, pv mounting systems









