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Electric Power / Perspectives

Mapping the future of renewables

Kristopher McCahon

Managing director
3TIER


Having good data is one of the most important steps in developing a renewable project. Unlike conventional thermo or hydro projects, renewable resources including wind and solar can vary and impact the grid in different ways. The science of measuring renewable capacity and the way it can vary, however, is improving. Project developers now have access to information on potential capacity, variability and the way a project would impact the grid. In today's tough financing environment, compani

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"Latin America as a whole will grow dramatically"


Frank Donnelly

President
Wärtsilä North America

November 13, 2009

the past year, reduced energy demand in Latin America and the Caribbean has raised the stakes for power equipment suppliers who face increased competition and downward pricing pressure. BNamericas spoke to Wärtsilä North America's president Frank Donn more No permission

Working through disputes in the Tehuantepec Isthmus


Fernando Mimiaga

Director of sustainable energy and strategic projects
Economy ministry, Oaxaca state

November 06, 2009

aca state, the first in Mexico to develop mass wind generation capacity, had to learn on the fly. The result has often been legal uncertainty that manifests itself in disputes between landholders and the wind companies renting the land for their turbines. more No permission

Weekly Wrap|Perspectives

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009

While Brazil's oil sector continues to enjoy success after success, the country's power sector has faced a number of recent challenges. Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a massive blackout that left 18 Brazilian states in the dark on November 10.

A triple short circuit on one of the main transmission lines and two connected substations could have been responsible for the problem, Roberto Brandão, an electric power expert at Rio de Janeiro Federal University (UFRJ), told BNamericas this week.

"The transmission system is designed to handle short circuits. But a sequential triple short circuit is capable of dropping an entire transmission line," he said.

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Coming Up

  • November  23, 2009

    El Salvador's state power company CEL issued a call for bids to draft a generation expansion plan for 2010-20. Offers for the 145-day contract are due November 23. - El Salvador

  • November  26, 2009

    Thanksgiving Day, US markets closed. - Regional

  • November  26, 2009

    New deadline set by Argentina's state energy company Enarsa to present offers to develop 1GW of renewable capacity. - Argentina

  • November  27, 2009

    Brazil's mines and energy ministry and utility sector regulator Aneel will hold an auction on November 27 for 11 new transmission lines and eight substations. - Brazil

  • November  27, 2009

    Guatemala's power regulator CNEE extended to November 27 from September 29 the deadline to submit offers to carry out works under the 2008-18 transmission expansion plan. - Guatemala