A Cemig (MG) firmou acordo de cooperação com a Agência Norte-Americana para o Comércio e Desenvolvimento, do Governo dos Estados Unidos, garantindo um financiamento a fundo perdido de US$ 710 mil em investimentos. Os recursos serão aplicados no estudo de viabilidade de implementação de redes inteligentes de energia da Cemig e da Light (RJ), em complemento a seu programa de smart grid.

First wind farm in Southeast of Brazil will generate 28 MW with 17 wind generators.

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Imagine qué ocurriría si la ciencia descubriera una nueva fuente de energía capaz de satisfacer el 20 por ciento de la demanda global de electricidad a un costo prácticamente nulo y sin impacto medioambiental alguno.

Brazilian GDP growth was 5.8% in the 1stQ of 2008. Building construction sector grew 8.8% in the same period.

Brazilian Government introduces new taxes for inefficient lamps.

Brazil could be a big exporter for solar painels as the bigger producer of silicon in the world.

This is something to monitor as it could be a significant development for the region.

Colin, you are right. It could be important for Brazil and the region in the near future.

"Most recently, they've been piloting distributed energy storage (DES). If the predictions below are true, DES could be a real game-changer."

Copper theft increased 11% in Brazil in 2007 reaching 840 tons.

New financial credits for renewable energy in Brazil: 1053 MW for biomass

There has been lots of talk lately of "deglobalization"...especially since Gordon Brown (Prime Minister of the UK) mentioned these words at Davos, a little over a week ago. But what does it mean? Are we really de-globalizing? In this article, I will argue that while the treats of protectionism are real...it's still a bit too soon to call "deglobalization" a trend (no matter how good this may sound in headlines).

Paranapanema group will not use the copper produced by Vale in Brazil due to tax issues.

Until November it was virtually impossible for a private developer of renewable energy power plants to become an independent power producer (IPP) in Mexico. Article 27 of the Mexican Constitution precluded private investment stating that electricity generation for public use is an activity to be undertaken exclusively by the Government. Mexico's enactment of a new law for the use of Renewable Energy and the Financing of the Energy Transition ( Ley para el Aprovechamiento de Energías Renovables y el Financiamiento de la Transición Energética ) substantially improves the legal framework for private investment in renewable energy projects. The law regulates renewable energy electricity generation for purposes other than providing public electricity services. The law states that the use of renewable energy for electricity generation is possible for private use and any excess energy can be sold, but only based on regulations and approvals by Mexico's energy regulatory body, CRE .

Outokumpu, the Finnish stainless steel producer, sold its last remaining copper processing facility to Bons & Evers holding BV, a privately owned Dutch metals company. The facility produces brass rod, employing 170 people, located in Drunen, Netherlands. Bons & Evers produces hot-forged and machined brass products and has production facilities in: Borne, NL; Voehrenbach, DE; Geisingen, DE; Esvres, FR; Herzberg, DE.