August 16, 2009

First Edition of the Program: "RENEWABLE ENERGY: SOLUTION FOR HONDURAS.

On Sunday 16 August was transmitted through Television Nacional Educativa (Vanal TEN 10), the first edition of the "RENEWABLE ENERGY: SOLUTION FOR HONDURAS. This program starts the campaign to promote renewable energy, developed in conjunction with Channel TEN 10, AHPPER, GVEP International and EnDev.

This program consisted of four segments of 12min and they were made in three different projects of  members of the AHPPER. Which were:
Project biomass energy cogeneration, based on sugar cane bagasse, located in Cantarranas, Francisco Morazán. (Compañía Azucarera Tres Valles S. A. de C.V.) with a capacity of 12 MW.
Solar electrification project in the community of Montaña Grande, Francisco Morazán. (SOLARIS S.A de C.V) With a capacity of 300W (Daily).
Wind Energy Project Honduras 2000, communities of Santa Ana and San Buenaventura, Francisco Morazán. (Wind Energy Honduras SA) of 100 MW.

On Sunday 16 August was sent the second part of this program, presenting a small hydropower plant of 13.5 MW, which uses the waters of the Intibucá to generate electricity using a cascade system, three plants in a same river, which is located 4 kms. City of La Esperanza.

 

August 12, 2009.

 

Crowne Plaza San Pedro Sula.
Training: "Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development in Honduras".

La Asociación Hondureña de Pequeños Productores de Energía Renovable (AHPPER), Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) through Project Accelerating Renewable Energy Investment in Central America and Panama (ARECA) and the United Nations Development Program ( UNDP), have formed a strategic alliance with the goal of completing training sessions on the issue of Renewable Energy in various parts of the country. This has provided informative lectures at whose objectives are:
1. To promote all technologies from hydro, solar, biomass, wind and geothermal by geographic area as appropriate.
2. Report all the facts and research positive direct input from a project involving social, economic and environmental impacts in both the EU level, country level.

The first conference, a series of three held in the City of San Pedro Sula on Aug. 12, attended by members of the association, as well as other private investor, who had the opportunity to learn among other things, Developer experience in operation stage in the financial area of their projects and corporate social responsibility activities, financing options and revenue of Payment for Environmental Services (PSA) is the same as a financial mechanism for the recovery and conservation of coverage forestry and biodiversity, as well as address the current landscape theme for Renewable Energy and others as being the Short Term Marginal Cost (SRMC).
 

Hotel Plaza del Libertador, Tegucigalpa.

"Introduction to the Program of Activities (POA) for hydropower projects in Central America"

On June 5, 2009 was presented the PoA Activities Program for hydroelectric projects in Central America, SOUTH POLE AHPPER-making known mainly the overall structure and scope, as a follow-up to that made on 23 October 2008, to this was for representatives of member companies with projects in advanced stage in obtaining permits and licenses.

The programs of activities (PoA) is a possibility of facilitating the generation of CERs (carbon bonds) of small-scale projects, and is precisely the goal of AHPPER get the best benefits to developers of small-scale Hydroelectric (<15MW); AHPPER participates in a program of activities (PoA) with a minimum total of 25 MW.

 

"TRIBUTE"
Ambassador Hugo Llorens acknowledged the contribution of three institutions for the development of renewable energy in the country.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
On the occasion to commemorate the Earth Day, the U.S. ambassador, Hugo Llorens, presented the award as Ambassador of Renewable Energy 2009 to three institutions have been instrumental in the development of the country and protect the planet.
In the Government category was awarded recognition for Moses Starkman: private sector gave Jay Gallegos of Mesoamerica and Kenneth Hoadley Energy Center Renewable Energy Zamorano.

Source: Diario El Heraldo; http://www.elheraldo.hn/Vida/Ediciones/2009/04/24/Noticias/Presea-por-su-valioso-aporte 

We take this opportunity to publicly congratulate companies Mesoamerica Energy and the Panamerican Agricultural School (Zamorano), the latter recently joined the association as an active member of it.

Our sincere congratulations!

 

ACQUAFUTURA participaion "Done un Aula of Diario La Tribuna and Channel 10.

COMAYAGUA. Schoolchildren in the village of "Los Valles" in the municipality of Villa de San Antonio in this department, already have a school built by the company of renewable energy ACQUAFUTURA, he has accomplished in accordance with the campaign "Donate a Classroom" at Diario La Tribuna and National Educational Television, Channel 10.
The ribbon cutting was led by the president of Channel 10, Rodrigo Arevalo Wong along Acquafutura general manager, Boris Arevalo Canahuati, the president of the board, Sandy Rivera PROHECO promoter, Angel Euceda, the mayor of the town of San Antonio, Jose Korea, the general manager of The Tribune, Manuel Medina Acosta, the deputy to the National Congress, Comayagua, and Elsie Valentin Suarez Paz, President AHPPER.
Campaign managers, executives Acquafutura, AHPPER and local authorities opened this weekend schools "Ada Serrano", which assists more than one hundred students of the nearby places.

Source: Diario La Tribuna: http://www.latribuna.hn/web2.0/?p=6124 

 

 

 

 

17 to 20 March 2009

Comprehensive training on Watershed Management. Costa Rica, C.A

In order to form criteria among stakeholders, government and private enterprise in Honduras, to the acceleration of the concessions through proposals that would effectively promote the development of hydropower projects through:

1. Monitoring compliance with the commitments made between the parties.
2. Implementation of new models and techniques that result in full elements conducive to the sustainable use of water resources.
Currently, both government and private enterprise have a policy on promotion of hydroelectric projects, however inconsistent legislation and procedures that hinder their progress.

AHPPER in finding a solution to the approval of 9 projects located in the Pico Bonito National Park, a national reserve area with a potential of 37 MW, which are not approved for lack of knowledge of some of the techniques for handling units integrated watershed and mini-hydroelectric plants to water edge. There were a series of meetings with agencies involved with the conservation of watersheds in Costa Rica., Between the governmental institutions, NGOs and private companies.

The intention is that the knowledge and experience can be implemented in Honduras specifically for hydroelectric projects, so it is necessary to transfer these actors (ICF, SERNA, ENEE, Special Prosecutor for the Environment and investors) on the management of these funds and its investment policy for environmental care.

 

February 26, 2009.

San Pedro Sula, Honduras, C. A.
THIRD INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY EXHIBITION "EXPO-ENERGIA 2009".
 
As part of "Energy Expo 2009", was attended by the Honduran Association of Small Producers of Renewable Energies (AHPPER), represented by Eng Elsia Peace as a lecturer in the program, with the theme "Hydroelectric Projects in Honduras and Central America, "making a full presentation on hydroelectric projects operated by the partnership while the barriers to its implementation at the various institutions.
The event was held at the Expo Center San Pedro Sula from 24 to 28 February 2009, being the third edition of "Energy Expo 2009".
Honduras was a stage for the encounter between European and Latin American entrepreneurs, involved about 30 renewable energy companies in the European Union, including Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Finland and Belgium.
Given that European entrepreneurs have increased their interest in investing in Latin America and Honduras is an option to promote and develop small and medium plants.
Financial organizations like the World Bank (WB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) have offered to support all those power projects environmentally friendly.

February 2, 2009