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Mexican leaders reaffirm commitment to renewables despite financing slowdown
In Mexico, the Global Renewable Energy Forum 2009 in León concluded with leaders from the Mexican government as well as the United Nations Industrial Development Organization confirming a regional commitment to shifting the energy mix towards renewables.
According to a report in IPS, 13 percent of regional renewables came from burning wood biomass, and only 2.4 [...]
Mexico’s PEMEX issues RFP for 46 million gallons of ethanol; another 33 million by year-end for blending program
In Mexico, the national government and PEMEX have issued an RFP for 46 million gallons of ethanol to be blended into the gasoline supply. The project will, according to reports, utilize sugarcane-based ethanol produced on 160,000 acres of land in Jalisco state, and follows a successful ethanol test in the city of Monterrey.
PEMEX said that [...]
Mexico advances on jatropha development; ag ministry identifies 6.4 million potential acres
In Mexico, Reuters published a recap of jatropha development, including the development of a $936,000 research biodiesel facility in southern Mexico. The new facility, which will be developed in cooperation with Columbia, will have a capacity of 1 Mgy. Mexico’s Agriculture Ministry has identified 6.4 million acres that would economically justified in switching to jatropha [...]
$150 million fund established for short, mid-term Latin American bioenergy financing
In Brazil, the Inter-American Development Bank announced that it will provide a senior loan of $75 million for a fund that will make short-term trade financing and mid-term investment loans to sugar and bioenergy companies in Brazil, Mexico and Central America. US-based Reservoir Capital Group will invest an additional $75 million to bring the fund [...]
$150 million fund formed to provide short, mid-term financing for Latin American bioenergy
In Brazil, the Inter-American Development Bank announced that it will provide a senior loan of $75 million for a fund that will make short-term trade financing and mid-term investment loans to sugar and bioenergy companies in Brazil, Mexico and Central America. US-based Reservoir Capital Group will invest an additional $75 million to bring the fund [...]


