energy transition

China and investment in electrification in Latin America

Sáb, 11/16/2024 - 11:47 -- gramirez

The shift in the energy matrix, driven by growing concern about climate change and the search for cleaner, renewable energy sources, has opened up a range of opportunities for investors. China's growing influence in Latin America has significantly reshaped the regional energy landscape. The main Latinamerican countries have made progress towards renewable energies, but the change in the energy matrix is still a long way off. This article will review the participation of the Red Dragon in Latin America in the electricity sector on the renewable energy side.

The search for Latin American lithium

Vie, 06/11/2021 - 16:15 -- anegrete

The energy transition has made lithium a critical element. In Latin America it is a priority issue that gained strength since the beginning of the second decade of the 21st century. The energy transition has forced the use of technology and inputs other than those related to hydrocarbons.

Lithium has gained an important place in the dispute for world hegemony. Since lithium was recognized as a key element for the energy transition of the vehicle fleet, it began to be considered as a strategic material.

Latin America stands out for its immense lithium reserves. Bolivia, Argentina and Chile are the three countries with the largest reserves of this material. Lithium and its exploitation in the region is a clash of interests. While the countries of the region themselves seek to take advantage of the growing demand for lithium to obtain fiscal resources from its exploitation, developed countries ensure access to it for the production of rechargeable batteries.

Oil companies and clean energy

Mar, 08/04/2020 - 13:53 -- anegrete

The economic crisis, the collapse of oil prices and the change in the energy matrix pose a danger to the oil industry. Low profitability is putting pressure on the big oil companies to change their energy production, and the environmental cost of the sector is gigantic.

The large global oil companies have begun to look at clean energy as a business alternative, as well as to recognize the need to seek new ways of profitability and to maintain the environment.

However, the evidence that the oil industry's efforts to enter green energy are not enough. The disproportion is still great if one compares the total investment with that invested in clean energy, which is greater than 20%.

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