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In line with recommendations of the International Energy Agency, Argentina has recently made energy efficiency a national priority. Buenos Aires is committed to various international programs to rationalize the use of energy and tackle growing Climate Change challenges. Initiatives to modify the terms and conditions of energy supply and consumption are appearing at different scales, revealing the precariousness and vulnerability of the whole system. Thus, this paper sheds light on the main drawbacks of Argentine Energy Model and it presents some of the changes taking place regarding these issues. It focuses on strategies and measures promoted to prepare Buenos Aires metropolitan region for critical situations. In general initiatives are implemented individually and they result insufficient to meet the challenges. The continuity of Argentine Energy Model based on the intensive use of fossil fuels that serve infrastructure functioning near its maximum capacity and territories not prepared for potential crises, could explain metropolitan energy system vulnerability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a summary of the Project on Clusters in the Mining and Energy Industry that the Universidad de los Andes developed for the National Planning Department. The document starts with a description of the methodology that combines macro analysis with detailed analysis. Next, we present the main findings regarding the characterization and location of the mining and energy industries, as well as of the related industries. We end with a detailed presentation of the four cluster proposals designed to create value. The first proposal relates to the structuring of the marketing function to achieve improvements in the productivity of small and medium coal mining. The second one refers to the creation of a National Program to develop Goods and Services Suppliers for the oil and large coal mining industries. The last two proposals focus on the development of business clusters, the first one for petrochemicals and plastics in the Bolivar-Atlantico region and the other one for new plastic materials in Bogota, with a leading role of the academia. The whole analysis and the detailed proposals can be found in the project reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the main findings of the work carried out by Universidad de los Andes and Universidad Nacional de Colombia, with support from Colciencias -- the Colombian National Science Development Institution) and ISAGEN, a power generation company. These results are briefed in the following items: i) The main drivers for penetration of new energy sources and cleaner Technologies (not only for electricity) in the country, will be in its order: energy basket diversification, reduction of dependence on fossil fuels (as it is the case of biofuels), minimization of environmental impact, and support to technology and industrial development. ii) Current regulation of the energy market is not explicitly against the development of these power sources and technologies, however the market architecture and rules were made thinking in conventional sources and technologies, then some adjustments should be carried out to "level de playing field" for renewable in the country, this should aim to include all external cost and benefits from its installation and operation, as well as from the participation of distributed generation in grids. iii) It is indispensable to have appropriate financial schemes for longer pay-back periods with these technologies, investors should be aware of the benefits and complementarities that can be achieved in power markets, such as emission reduction. In addition, governments should give some priority to in-country technology development and to the adoption of some of these sources when conditions are the most favourable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the development of the utilization of solar energy in Colombia and discusses its development prospects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]