Infrastructure and Sustainable Landscapes

In January 2014 the Government of Chile named Abengoa the winner of its “Concurso Planta Térmica de Concentración Solar de Potencia”. Abengoa won the tender with its planned Cerro Dominador project, a 110 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) tower plant with up to 17.5 hours storage capacity in northern Chile. As the winner of the tender, the Abengoa project is eligible to receive … [Read more...] about Atacama Desert’s concentrated solar power plant

* By Graham Watkins On March 19, I was lucky enough to take part in a round table discussion amongst leaders in the field of sustainable infrastructure. For those of you who were not able to attend the discussion here at the IDB, this blog post is an attempt to provide my perspective on these two hours of intense discussion about the implications of shifting our perspectives … [Read more...] about How can sustainable infrastructure improve quality of life and social inclusion in Latin America?