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Senegal
has developed ambitious plans to increase energy supply from 580 MW at present
to more than 1500 MW in 2017. At the same time, the government is turning to
renewable, coal, and LNG energy projects to diversify energy sources and lower
energy costs. As major U.S. energy firms expand their business in Senegal, this
teleconference will offer a forum to discuss the opportunities and challenges involved
in Senegal’s energy sector. Ambassador Lukens will host the call, which will be
followed by an interactive discussion of energy sector challenges and
opportunities in Senegal. Deadline for RSVPs is Monday, December 2.
As
the largest and among the most rapidly growing East African economies, Kenya
offers many attractive investment opportunities for U.S. companies and for the
energy sector in particular. This teleconference will focus on doing business
in Kenya and on opportunities for U.S. firms, particularly in the energy
sector. Ambassador Godec will host the call and provide an introduction, which
will be followed by an interactive question and answer session. The Ambassador
will be joined by USAID Director Karen Freeman, Econ Counselor David Renz,
Francis “Chip” Peters (FCS), and Mike Carrato (USAID). Deadline for
RSVPs is Monday, December 2.
U.S.-China Legal Exchange
December 4, 2013 – Washington, DC
December 6, 2013 – Orange County, CA
December 9, 2013 – Boston, MA
This
month, the U.S. Department of Commerce and China’s Ministry of Commerce
(MOFCOM) will co-host the 18th U.S.-China Legal Exchange, a unique forum that
allows the U.S. business, legal, and academic communities across the country to
hear directly from Chinese officials about new and important developments in
China’s commercial legal and regulatory landscape.
The U.S. Trade and
Development Agency (USTDA) is sponsoring a one-day technical workshop as a
follow-on activity to the successful USTDA workshop organized last February in
Istanbul, Turkey. Participating delegates will represent public and private
sector stakeholders responsible for the Turkish power sector's future
development, including the 21 electricity distribution companies in Turkey, the
Ministry of Energy, and the energy regulator EMRA. This is an excellent
business development opportunity for U.S. companies as the Turkish electricity
distribution companies will be spending more than $5 billion through 2015.
Opportunities
in Japan's clean tech market continue to grow. This webinar will highlight some
of the growth areas as well as discuss the upcoming World Smart Energy Week,
Japan's premier clean technologies trade show. The webinar fee is $25 and
the deadline to register is December 13.
If
your company is exhibiting at DistribuTECH, join the Department of Commerce's
International Buyer Program, which includes a B2B Matchmaking Program, a
ShowTime Program, and Country Briefings on Smart Grid Opportunities in
Overseas Markets.
The U.S. Trade and Development
Agency (USTDA) is sponsoring a two-day workshop to foster U.S. – Colombian
partnerships for state-of-the-art electricity transmission and distribution
projects throughout the country in cooperation with Colombia Inteligente (Smart
Colombia), an industry coalition established to coordinate the implementation
of smart grid technology. The event will highlight Colombia’s smart grid
projects and initiatives, U.S. technologies and the regulatory frameworks,
standards, and financing mechanisms available to support them. The workshop
agenda will also focus on the applicability of demand response programs in
Colombia.
This leading
conference and showcase focusing on the wind energy sector and policy in Mexico
has a direct impact on the planning, organization and operation of Mexico's
National Wind Energy program. This forum brings together the main participants
in the renewable energy industry including manufacturers, developers,
regulators, researchers and suppliers of financial and technical services. A
top-level conference and exposition, this event will enhance the discussion on
the national agenda for the development of Mexico’s wind potential. All
interested parties are invited to participate. Early registration deadline is
December 31, 2013.
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The Manufacturing Council serves as the principal private sector advisory committee to the Secretary of Commerce on the United States manufacturing sector. The Department of Commerce is currently accepting applications for five vacant positions on the Council for the current member appointment terms that run through November 30, 2014. Applications for immediate consideration must be received by December 6, 2013. [November 2013]
The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) published its FY 2014 Economic Development Assistance Programs Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) on grants.gov. Under this FFO, EDA solicits applications from applicants in rural and urban areas to provide investments that support construction, non-construction, technical assistance, and revolving loan fund projects under EDA’s Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance programs. Development priorities include Global Competitiveness Projects that support high-growth businesses and innovation-based entrepreneurs to expand and compete in global markets, especially investments that expand U.S. exports, encourage foreign direct investment, and promote the repatriation of jobs back to the United States. [November 2013]
Leading global solar energy services and technology provider
SunEdison (NYSE:SUNE) today announced it had secured R1.8 billion (US$185
million) in foreign debt funding from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
(OPIC). This amounts to 75% of the R2.4 billion project cost for the Boshof
Solar Park Project, located in South Africa’s Free State province. Electricity generated by Boshof, with an installed capacity
of 60MW AC, will feed into the South African grid, under the terms of a 20-year
power purchase and implementation agreement signed with national power utility
Eskom and the Department of Energy. The plant is scheduled to begin generating
electricity in the fourth quarter of 2014. [November 2013]
SunEdison, Inc., a leading worldwide solar energy services
provider today announced the closing of a $100.4 million non-recourse debt
financing arrangement with the OPIC and IFC. The debt proceeds will be used in
Chile for the construction of a 50.7 MWp solar power plant, to inject energy
directly into the Central Interconnected System, selling all its production in
the spot market (merchant solar). Interconnection of the plant is
expected to take place during the first quarter of 2014. Once completed the
project, called "San Andrés" and located in the Atacama region, is
set to become the largest solar photovoltaic merchant plant in Latin America in
2014 and one of the largest in the world. [November 2013]
The
Export-Import Bank of the United States has approved a $61.1 million direct
loan to Inversiones Eolicas de Orosi Dos S.A., a subsidiary of the leading Central
American wind-generation company Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy, for the purchase
of wind-turbine generators manufactured by Gamesa in Fairless Hills, Pa. The
authorization, which represents Ex-Im Bank's first wind transaction in Costa Rica and fourth utility-scale wind project overall, will support approximately 200 U.S. jobs, according to bank estimates derived from Departments of Commerce and Labor data and methodology. [November 2013]
USTDA
Director Named 2013 Smart Grid Pioneer
The Honorable Leocadia I. Zak, Director of the U.S. Trade and
Development Agency, has been named one of 50 Smart Grid Pioneers in 2013 by Smart
Grid Today, a leading trade publication that
delivers comprehensive daily reporting on emerging trends, applications and
policies driving the modern utility industry. Director Zak, who joins a
prestigious list of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, utility executives and
regulators, was recognized for leading USTDA's extensive efforts to promote
smart grid deployment in emerging economies around the world. [November 2013]
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U.S. Africa Clean Energy Finance (ACEF) Initiative (web) – USTDA, October
2013
Spain’s Bioethanol Standing Report (pdf) –
USDA, November 2013
Brazil Biofuels Annual Report 2013 (pdf) –
USDA, November 2013
The Market
for Wood Pellets in Denmark (pdf) – USDA, November
2013
South Africa Looks to Develop Domestic Biofuels
Production (pdf) – USDA, November 2013
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Kenya: Geothermal Power Plant Supply (pdf) –
November 2013
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