Econergy International, a multinational renewable energy producer based in Boulder, Colorado, has secured $9.2 million in working capital, along with short- and medium-term financing of up to $89.3 million, for the construction of a fifty-five turbine wind farm in Guanacaste.
Known as the Proyecto Eólico Guanacaste (PEG), the project is located in Guayabo de Bagaces. Originally [...]
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Guanacaste Wind Farm Moves Forward
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alternative Energy, Energy, Guanacaste, Wind farms on September 25, 2008 | No Comments »
A Sweet Investment in the Future
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Agriculture, Environmentally Friendly Investing on July 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Cacao - the “bean” behind chocolate - is native to the Western Hemisphere. (Pronounced “ka-kow,” it is often referred to as cocoa in the United States.) It originated in the Amazon basin and was domesticated throughout northern South America and Central America. Unlike Central America’s big cash crop, bananas, the native cacao plant thrives in [...]
Jatropha: Fueling the Future?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alternative Energy, Guanacaste, Investing in Biofuel on June 26, 2008 | No Comments »
With the price of oil spiraling ever higher, the search is on for alternative fuels and energy sources. One of the many fields now being explored worldwide is the use of biofuels, including biodiesel.
Costa Rica is particularly interested in exploring the possibilities, as the country intends to replace 25 percent of its oil imports with [...]
