Atacama Desert
Atacama Desert
Cerro Pabellón: Taking Geothermal Power to New Heights
South America’s first and only geothermal power plant, the 48-MW Cerro Pabellón project, sits at an elevation of 4,500 meters above sea level in Chile’s harsh and remote Atacama Desert.…
Chile's Newest Hydro Plant Takes Shape in the Desert
Plans to build a pumped-storage hydroelectric plant in the world’s driest region won the approval of environmental regulators in Chile this December. The unique 300-MW project proposed by Valhalla Energia…