Petrochemical industry leaders and financial investors need to update their strategic agendas and focus on recovery scenarios, regionalized supply chains, and capital productivity. That is, if they want to minimize the negative impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the industry, according to McKinsey & Company. In a recent analysis, the global consulting firm wrote that slowing…
Sheikh Zaki Yamani, a former oil minister for Saudi Arabia, once observed that the end of the oil age was near. Close to two decades later, the world seems to be as addicted to the ‘black gold’ as during the oil embargo of the ‘70s. Interestingly, the threat of a “cataclysmic crash in the price of oil,”…
Green hydrogen has surfaced as a potential alternative to fossil fuels with nations as Australia, the largest exporter of natural gas, taking steps towards developing this yet controversial source of energy. The switch to a hydrogen economy could be challenging. To get an in-depth understanding of the most abundant element in the universe, hydrogen, we…
The year 2019 has experienced vicious wildfires in California, Australia, and many parts of the world. In California, experts warn that there is a threat of more fires going forward due to warming climate. On the other hand, the wildfires in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia have been blamed on an abnormally long drought season. Interestingly,…
NEW YORK (Via News) – When the Paris Agreement entered into force back on 4 November 2016, nations gathered around a common goal, to combat climate change. A series of targets were established to walk towards a sustainable future for all. Limiting global temperature increase to well below 2 degrees Celsius constitutes the central aim….
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (ViaNews) – The city capital of Montevideo, Uruguay, lived an intense and significant week welcoming an unprecedented event to the city and the region. The FIA Mobility Conference 2018 hosted by the Automóvil Club del Uruguay (ACU) a member of the Federation Internationale De L´Automobile (FIA) that is celebrating its 100th anniversary. Also…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (ViaNews) – Argentina, the second largest country in Latin America, will start 2018 with a new policy on electric vehicles, allowing the first clean energy vehicles in the country be made available for sale. The new policy aims to boost the production and sales of electric vehicles, promoting an E-mobility future by starting…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (ViaNews) – Smart meters are devices that measure the energy consumption digitally. The digital energy technology is well known in Europe and giving its first steps in Argentina. The Enel Group, through its Argentinian subsidiary, Edesur, has launched its most ambitious plan to date in the country. The pilot plan consists in having…
Montevideo, Uruguay (ViaNews) – From December 4th to 7th, the “Energy Week” took place in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It´s an event organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the Government of Argentina through the Ministry of Energy and Mining, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The distinguished Convention Center of the…
MADRID (ViaNews) – Brett King hosts one of the most popular FinTech Radio Show in the world, “Breaking Banks,” and founded the New-York based start-up called “Moven” with its concept of a downloadable bank account. Mr. King considers himself a futurist and was named “King of the Disruptors” by Banking Exchange magazine. Brett has advised…
