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. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Alternative Energy’
Guanacaste Wind Farm Moves Forward
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alternative Energy, Energy, Guanacaste, Wind farms on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Preserving Paradise
Posted in Costa Rica Real Estate, Tourism, tagged Alternative Energy, Environment on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Costa Rica is, of course, a small country – similar in size to the US state of West Virginia. But its position at the “waistline” between North and South America means that this slender little nation has coasts on two oceans, significant mountains along the continental divide and, consequently, an astonishing variety of natural environments [...]
Jatropha: Fueling the Future?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alternative Energy, Guanacaste, Investing in Biofuel on June 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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 [...]
