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Costa Rican Company Saves ¢600,000 Per Month Thanks to Solar Panels

After installing solar panels to generate all their electricity, the Costa Rican company Florex has been able to save ¢600,000 per month. The vice president of the firm, Silvia Chaves, confirmed this incredible story on Friday's Nuestra Voz program. The installation of...

$1.3 Million in Funding Available for Environmentally Conscious Costa Rican Business Projects

Small and medium entrepreneurs who want to develop environmentally friendly projects or start an eco-conscious business will have access to $1.3 million in loans to finance these initiatives. The credit manager of Fundecooperación, Enrique Meza said that the amounts granted...

Fiber Optic High-Speed Internet Coming to Costa Rica

The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Internet via fiber optics to the home (FTTH) will be knocking on the doors of Costa Ricans next year, to provide speeds of up to 100 Mbps, although they must overcome the challenge...

Companies Received Award for Innovative Practices

In September three Costa Rican companies were honored for promoting innovation in their products. These companies were Natural Sins, Orplant Dracaenas de Altura and Thermosolutions Group S.A., which received a "BTM Award", issued by the Foreign Trade Agency of...

8 Costa Rican Students Will Participate in World Robot Olympiad

A total of eight students have been selected to represent the country at the 2012 World Robot Olympiad (WRO), which will take place November 9th – 11th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. These students, ages 9 through 19, were the winners...

CO2 emissions with Google Earth

A team of US scientists led by Purdue University unveiled an interactive Google Earth map on Thursday showing carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels across the United States. The high-resolution map shows carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons in residential...

Costa Rican Investors shift focus to Biofuels

Biofuel investing has seen a sharp rise over the past year, but spiked just since President Obama took office. Obama’s push for green energy investment and growing demand for Green Fuels is seen as the major cause for the...

Ormat for 65M geothermal deal

Nevada firm plans second project with utility Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad. Reno, Nev.-based Ormat Technologies (NYSE: ORA) is preparing to start its second geothermal project in Costa Rica after being chosen for a $65 million contract with Banco Centroamericano de...

Air New Zealand Flies on Engine With Jatropha Biofuel Blend

By James Kanter The New York Times Some in the aviation industry say they could one day be flying the biggest jets across the planet without contributing to climate change — using biofuels. They also say that it will be easier...
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Modern Tourist Pier Begins Operations on San Lucas Island to Improve the Visitor Experience

Isla San Lucas National Park is one of the most attractive, emblematic, and historic tourist destinations in Costa Rica—a...