South America Goes Green with Bioenergy

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Bio: The South American Energy Revolution

As the South American countries continue to prosper, the demand for energy will also surge in the years to come. For this, biogas would be ideal. Furthermore, all countries want to gain independence from energy imports. And even countries like Columbia, which have major coal reserves, will make use of regenerative sources in order to step up exports. In Brazil, more than half of the energy already comes from renewable sources, hydropower and wind power being the main ones.

By next year, Uruguay also wants to reach this ratio. In countries like Argentina and Mexico, however, little will change in the next years. In these countries, the market is dominated by fossil energy sources, and on the political side, there is hardly any incentive to change the current situation.

No matter which country is concerned, green energy projects will only catch on if word gets around about the positive examples of decentralized energy production, especially in view of the size of the continent. For this, we depend on good experiences with reference projects, which people will talk about. With the current planning mandate in Brazil, Weltec thus will contribute to an increased focus on renewable energies throughout the continent in the near future.

* The author is sales manager at Weltec Biopower

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