Aluminum wedge deadends: Commercial value in BESS Chile

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Colbún’s hybridization of the 232 MW Diego de Almagro Sur PV plant with a 228 MW, 912 MWh storage system represents a technically and commercially significant development in Chile’s National Electric System. The project will strengthen grid resilience, reduce curtailment, and speed up Chile’s transition toward a high-renewable and low-carbon energy matrix. This project addresses […]

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Cable suspension bolts enabling Chile’s e-fuel shift

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Arauco, Copec, and Abastible created a partnership to assess a power-to-liquids e-fuel project in Chile. Chile’s Biobio region has established industrial and forestry hubs with strong grid connectivity, port access, and proximity to biomass resources. These features lower logistical barriers for PtL deployment. They also enable potential integration of renewable electricity, biogenic carbon dioxide, and

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Cable suspension clamps powering Chile’s green hydrogen

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Chile is positioning green hydrogen as an extension of its renewable energy sector. With solar and wind resources, Chile can integrate these resources with green hydrogen infrastructure and improve transmission capacity. Green hydrogen addresses curtailment risks by converting surplus renewable electricity into a storable, dispatchable, and exportable energy vector. Northern Chile has abundant solar resources,

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Surge arresters in Chile’s 2026 power grid expansion

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Chile’s power grid expansion strategy enables renewable energy growth, improves electrical transmission and distribution capacity, and modernizes substations to support a reliable power system. The National Energy Commission recently opened the call for stakeholders to submit proposals for electricity transmission expansion projects. The 2026 grid expansion planning process includes major transmission line upgrades to reduce

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Suspension insulators Powering Arauco Solar Park Tech

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Arauco Solar Park in Argentina has begun operations following a significant construction achievement. The project finished its initial complete row of solar panels and initiated operational assembly tasks that will direct the development of Argentina’s largest wind and solar hybrid facility. The initiative encompasses the setup of the initial full line of photovoltaic PV panels.

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Preformed deadends: QA and risks in copper-gold reactivation

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Power Minerals is relaunching exploration driven by elevated copper and gold prices that improve exploration economics and potential asset value. The company will look to put in place modern geophysical processing techniques to define the geometry of deeper targets. There is increased demand for copper and gold for electrification and infrastructure metals. The reactivation depends

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Compression terminals powering Argentina’s Heavy Water Plant

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Argentina’s national atomic energy commission (CNEA) plans the modernization and upgrade of heavy water industrial plants. This represents a strategic invention in Argentina’s nuclear value chain. The process preserves critical assets, align with modern safety standards, and sustain Argentina’s long-term nuclear fission capability. Heavy water has the ability to slow down neutrons released during nuclear

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One bolt guy clamps for Argentina mining infrastructure

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Argentina’s mining sector is shaped by abundant geological endowment, evolving regulatory frameworks, and global demand for critical minerals. The country is now emerging as a key player in South America’s extractive economy within lithium and copper markets. Argentina holds lithium reserves, copper deposits, gold and silver in provinces such as San Juan, Catamarca, and Salta.

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