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Chile Focuses on Solar and Storage as Generation Capacity Expands
Power Magazine
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July 1, 2025
Chile is rapidly moving to build more power generation capacity, with much of that effort focused on renewable energy resources and battery energy storage systems (BESS). The country as part of that ambition has a goal of producing at least 70% of...
Chile's economic activity misses forecasts in May despite mining boost
WKZO - Michigan
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SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s economic activity rose 3.2% in May when compared to a year earlier driven by a strong performance of its key mining sector, but still landed below market forecasts, central bank data showed on Tuesday. The IMACEC index,...
Zelestra reaches financial close for hybrid 1GWh BESS and solar PV plant in Chile
Energy Storage News
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July 1, 2025
Located in the northern region of Tarapacá, the Aurora project’s construction is already underway with Zelestra’s own engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) division building the hybrid project. Once operational, the project will deliver...
Latin America Copper Production Faces Chile’s Decline and Argentina’s Incentives Amid Global Demand Surge
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 1, 2025
Latin America faces eroding ore grades and rising competition but is stepping up policy shifts to sustain copper leadership. Chile grapples with declining copper quality, straining costs and output. Argentina’s incentives are positioning it as a...
Copec introduces mobile tire change service in Chile
Petrol Plaza
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July 1, 2025
The service will initially be available at three locations in Santiago (Chile).Copec has launched a new tire change service as part of its people-centered innovation strategy, offering installations, rotations, and replacements at select service...
VC in mining innovation has grown more than 10X since 2020
Disrupt Africa
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July 1, 2025
Venture capital investment in mining and critical metals has surged more than tenfold since 2020, highlighting a growing recognition of the sector’s role in the clean energy transition. Yet a new report from Cleantech Group warns that this influx...
Resources Top 5: Sunrise Energy Metals fills scandium war chest after oversubscribed SPP
Stockhead
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July 1, 2025
Sunrise Energy Metals has filled its war chest to progress a feasibility study for the Syerston scandium project. Pic: Getty Images Robert Friedland’s Sunrise chockablock in applications for a $1.5m SPP, taking raise to $7.5m EWC has taken a...
Business News | Chilean Prunes: A Naturally Sweet Boost to Gut Health
Latestly
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July 1, 2025
HT Syndication New Delhi [India], July 1: Packed with flavour and bursting with health benefits. At just 100 calories per serving (approximately 4 to 5 prunes), they offer a naturally sweet treat with zero added sugar, making them a wholesome...
Chile launches national AI Supercomputing Hub
Sada Elbalad
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June 30, 2025
Mon 30 Jun 2025 | 07:22 PM The University of Chile will lead a coalition of 65 national institutions in launching the Supercomputing Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence (SCAI-Lab). This is reported by Cronica Digital, a partner of TV BRICS. TV...
Chile delivers biggest copper output this year in tight market
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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June 30, 2025
Chile posted its best month of copper production this year as the world's largest supplier of the metal delivers some relief to tight global markets. The country that accounts for about a quarter of the world's mined copper churned out 486,574...
In 2021, communist Mamdani publicly called for ‘seizing the means of production’
World Tribune
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June 30, 2025
by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2025 Real World News “No, I am not a communist,” he says. Politifact agrees that characterizations of the man poised to be the next mayor of New York City are wrong. “Mamdani’s platform is not akin to communism, a...
Norwegian floating solar system launched at Chilean salmon farm
Power Engineering International
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June 30, 2025
Photo: Marius Beck Dahle. Image courtesy Alotta Norwegian floating solar developer Alotta has announced the launch of a floating solar power system at a salmon farm in Chile. The project was installed at seafood company Mowi’s salmon farming site...
GLOBAL: NGO calls for funds from shipping’s global emissions fee to ‘support countries at the frontline of climate change’
Bunkerspot
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June 30, 2025
Details Written by Ian Taylor Published: 30 June 2025 In a new report published today (30 June), the climate NGO Opportunity Green said the funds raised by the global fee on ships’ emissions that will be introduced as part of the International...
Alfonso Undurraga re-elected as president of Wines of Chile
The Drinks Business
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June 30, 2025
Alfonso Undurraga will lead the trade body for a second term until 2027 and announces plans to embark on a global campaign based on “the audacity and daring spirit” of Chile’s winemakers. Following his re-election as president of Wines of Chile,...
Communist Zohran Mamdani admitted in 2021 the 'end goal' was 'seizing the means of production'
The Post Millenial
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June 30, 2025
"We have to continue to elect more socialists, and we have to ensure that we are unapologetic about our socialism." New York City's socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a believer in the eradication of billionaires, the implementation of...
Dialogue of Knowledge: Yolchikawkayeknemilis “Energy for and from Good Living”
Resilience
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June 30, 2025
“Lighting the fire in an energy-saving stove is to care deeply for it, to keep it in a special place.”– Doña Martha, 2023, community researcher and sentipensante (one who feels and thinks). Over the past four years (2021-2024), I had the fortune...
LACQUA25 heads to Chile for the first time
The Fish Site
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For the first time, Chile will host LACQUA25 – the annual meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society (LACC-WAS) – bringing together leading scientists, producers, and industry stakeholders from across the...
Brazilian energy storage hampered by technical challenges, lack of regulation
pv-magazine
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June 30, 2025
While Brazil wastes billions of real on curtailment, the electricity sector is demanding urgent action on an energy storage capacity reserve auction which is now not expected until 2026. ‘What is missing is the courage to unlock the market,’ said...
Brazilian energy storage hampered by technical challenges and lack of regulation
ESS News
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June 30, 2025
The Brazilian electricity sector is experiencing a paradox: while the need for flexibility in the grid is growing – pressured by the expansion of renewables such as solar and wind – the advancement of energy storage continues to be hampered by...
WATCH: Is everything rosé in our local wine industry?
Petersfield Post
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June 29, 2025
Hampshire and Surrey are emerging as key players in England’s rapidly expanding wine industry. Across our sun-drenched chalk hills and once-pastoral farmland, vineyards and winemaking are thriving. Last week was English Wine Week, a chance for the...