Renewable energy in Chile

Solar radiation map of Chile

Renewable energy in Chile is classified as Conventional and Non Conventional Renewable Energy (NCRE),[1] and includes biomass, hydro-power, geothermal, wind and solar among other energy sources. Usually, when referring to Renewable Energy in Chile, it will be the Non Conventional kind.

Chile has considerable geothermal, solar and wind energy resources while fossil fuel resources are limited.[2] Chile has been described as "a world leader in renewable energy development."[3] In 2016 Non Conventional Renewable Energy provided 7,794 GWh, or 11.4% of the country's total electricity generation.[4] NCRE accounted for 17.2% of the installed electricity generation capacity by the end of 2016.[4]

On 2022, for the first time solar and wind energy generated more power than coal-based energy (27.5% vs. 26.5%). [5]

  1. ^ "Energías Renovables". Ministerio de Energía (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ Londoño, Ernesto (2017-08-12). "Chile's Energy Transformation Is Powered by Wind, Sun and Volcanoes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  3. ^ Madariaga, Aldo; Allain, Mathilde (2020). "Contingent Coalitions in Environmental Policymaking: How Civil Society Organizations Influenced the Chilean Renewable Energy Boom". Policy Studies Journal. 48 (3): 672–699. doi:10.1111/psj.12298. ISSN 1541-0072. S2CID 158967753.
  4. ^ a b "Reporte Anual 2016" (PDF). Coordinador Eléctrico Nacional (in Spanish). Chile. 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.elmostrador.cl/destacado/2022/10/25/chile-da-un-paso-firme-en-sustentabilidad-por-primera-vez-generacion-de-energias-renovables-superan-a-la-de-carbon/ [bare URL]

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