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Costa Rica: a country with 99% renewable energy?

Published: September 21, 2023

In 2018 Costa Rica share to the world that 99% of its electric energy was generated from renewable sources. This positioned us as one of the most environmentally friendly countries. We became a world reference. However, the reality of subsequent years has not been the same. Renewable energy versus clean energy To begin with, it […]

Tax exemption in solar energy

Published: June 12, 2023

During 2019, the solar energy industry experienced some changes regarding the tax exemption of equipments used for these purposes. Prior to March 2019, Article 38 of Law 7447 on the Regulation of the Rational Use of Energy (1984) stipulated a list of just over 20 tax-exempt goods for the use of solar energy. As of […]

Batteries for energy storage without solar panels

Published: March 27, 2023

Here are some frequently asked questions regarding the use of batteries for energy storage without solar panels: Is it possible to install energy storage batteries without solar panels? Yes, these devices can operate independently of solar modules. How are the batteries charged? They are charged through the electricity that the site already has thanks to […]

7 benefits of adding batteries to your solar panels

Published: March 27, 2023

In this blog we are sharing the 7 benefits of adding batteries to your solar panels to increase the potential of your system. Technology is advancing and we can take advantage of it, even more, if you are already one step ahead. Benefit 7: Power quality Sometimes there are areas where the power quality is […]

Clean energy financing for commercial and industrial companies

Published: September 7, 2022

Photo: Clean energy system installed using financing model, Yamaha store, Costa Rica. The expansion of distributed generation in the commercial and industrial sectors is critical to the clean energy transition. The recent $5MM common equity investment by Deetken Impact Sustainable Energy (DISE) in Greenlease CO, S.R.L., a subsidiary founded in 2019 by the Costa Rican […]

7 Eco friendly actions

Published: April 25, 2022

Would you like eco-friendly equipment at home or in your company? Do you want to know how to save money in electricity? In this blog we will share with you 7 eco friendly actions that allow you to save money, and at the same time, have a place with a smaller CO2 footprint. Efficient and […]

5 safety tips for photovoltaic systems

Published: April 18, 2022

The current photovoltaic energy market offers a wide variety of options and prices for consumers. However, neither the cheapest nor the most expensive is necessarily the best. Customers must demand high quality equipments with high quality installation. One of the most important things that should not be sacrificed is the electrical safety. The installation must […]

4 steps to install solar panels

Published: April 18, 2022

If you want to install solar panels, its important to know the process and what each stage implies. In this blog we will show you the 4 steps to install solar panels and start your journey towards clean energy, along with greenenergy®. Step 1: Advising and Design The first step is the advising made by […]

Price of solar panels for houses

Published: February 14, 2022

Are you interested the price of solar panels for houses? In this blog we will share some general factors that determine the price of solar panels for houses, why it differs between each one and approximate costs depending on the system. Factor 1: Electricity Consumption The electricity consumption of a house is one of the […]

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Auto Deli’s microgrid news

Published: December 22, 2021

Visit the following links to read Auto Deli’s microgrid news from Auto Mercado Group in Costa Rica. Auto Mercado is one of Costa Rica’s main supermarket chains and has been operating for more than 60 years. It is the most premium mainstream supermarket and has given firm steps regarding clean energy. This microgrid is the […]

Earth Day

Published: December 2, 2021

In 2009 the United Nations declared April 22nd as Earth Day. It commemorates that the Earth is the home that all human beings share and how we should be conscious of the importance of living in harmony with it. As companies or as individuals, achieving a triple bottom line balance is a concrete way of […]

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Solar panel leasing

Published: November 8, 2021

Many people want to save costs in their monthly electricity bill. To achieve this, most look for solar panel leasing options that don’t mean a big upfront investment. At greenenergy® we offer you the opportunity to install your photovoltaic solar energy system through the operating lease based on a financial function figure. What does this […]

Auto Mercado Builds its First Clean Energy Microgrid

Published: October 19, 2021

The microgrid will reduce CO2 emissions and electricity consumption at Auto Mercado’s Auto Deli production plant Boston, MA – October 19th, 2021 – Heila Technologies, an energy technology leader responsible for controlling, aggregating and optimizing distributed energy resources (DERs), announced today that starting in November, Auto Mercado’s Auto Deli production plant in Heredia, Costa Rica […]

Certified B Corporation in Costa Rica

Published: September 6, 2021

By the end of 2020, at greenenergy® we started the process to certify ourselves as a B Corporation. The goal was no to simply join a global directory of certified companies, but to reassure our commitment with society and the environment for the simple fact of existing. We knew the process was going to involve […]

Energy storage batteries

Published: August 10, 2021

A while ago, when we decided to develop microgrids, or photovoltaic projects with energy storage batteries, we had the goal to analyze the best technologies and solutions to offer to our customers. The options are very extensive and it is important to choose the energy storage batteries correctly, according to the needs of the projects […]

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News about the Hotel Costa Rica Marriott Hacienda Belén microgrid

Published: July 20, 2021

Please use the following links to access directly the news published by the media about the Costa Rica Marriott Hacienda Belén Hotel’s microgrid. Bloomberg Yahoo Finance El Economista La Nación Revista Summa Vida y Éxito Energía Limpia para Todos Estrategia y Negocios Mercados y Tendencias Travel 2 Latam Revista Viajes BioGuia America-Retail Microknowledge Hospitality Technology […]

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Costa Rica’s Marriott Hacienda Belén Becomes First Hotel in Latin America to Install a Microgrid

Published: July 14, 2021

Marriott Hacienda Belén installs a microgrid to reduce CO2 emissions and electricity consumption with the installation of more than 450 solar panels Boston – July 13, 2021 – CPG Hospitality and Enjoy Group, owners of Costa Rica Marriott Hacienda Belén, today announced the hotel is installing a microgrid controlled, optimized, and managed by Heila Technologies, […]

Solar energy for new industries and commerce

Published: June 21, 2021

When a developer is building a new site for industries or commerce, they want it to be attractive for investors and consumers. Photovoltaic solar energy takes an important role regarding the added value that can be given to the site. This technology makes it more efficient, with cheaper electricity and more friendly with the environment. […]

Technology evolution of solar panels

Published: June 8, 2021

In the past 12 years the technology evolution of solar panels has been huge. Change in the raw materials, power, sizes, amongst others have been very relevant. This has allowed solar energy to be more accesible and that more people can take advantage of this technology. In this blog we will share with you some […]

Clean versus renewable electric energy

Published: May 18, 2021

With certain frequency, even inside the energy industry, the concepts of clean versus renewable electric energy are used as synonyms. However, the truth is they are not. There is an important difference between both and we will explain it in this blog post. Renewable electric energy According to greenpeace.org, renewable electric energy comes from renewable […]

Clean energy to improve the world

Published: May 17, 2021

Investing time, effort and resources in a company to simply generate profits and pay your payroll, has no sense as human beings. Life and work go way beyond that. We have the opportunity to reach our full potential if we change the way we see business. From day one, greenenergy®️ was founded with the objective […]

Solar panel leasing options in Costa Rica

Published: April 29, 2021

Return on Investment of Solar Panels

Published: April 28, 2021

,Learn how the return on investment of your solar panels works and what defines if a ROI is healthy or not. Term and minimum energy consumption The term of the return on investment varies between each person. It depends on the hours in which electricity is used, the rate and the physical characteristics of the […]

Solar panels for a new house: what you should know

Published: April 26, 2021

Would you like solar panels for a new house? This is what you should know: 1. The new house must have a consumption history In Costa Rica, the vast majority of electricity distributors request a 6-month consumption history to install solar panels and connect them to the grid. Therefore, if you are building a new […]

What is an electric microgrid?

Published: January 27, 2021

In this blog we will explain what is an electric microgrid, its applications and why it is the trendy amongst commerce and industries. greenenergy® started installing microgrid on early 2021, with the microgrid for Marriot Belén Hotel, the first of the chain to install this technology in Latin America. What is an electric microgrid? An […]

Reduction in electricity fee for ICE consumers

Published: January 18, 2021

Good news for ICE’s energy consumers! Starting January 2021, ICE’s electricity consumers will have a reduction in their monthly fee. In the following image you will be able to see the new fee adjustments. Source: ARESEP, Energy Department, Resolution RE-0127-IE-2020. It is important to inform that there will be a new residential fee scheme for […]

Clean energy turned into freedom: our slogan

Published: January 11, 2021

By the end of 2020, we launched our new slogan, one that defines and lands our essence: clean energy turned into freedom. We are immersed in the clean energy industry because we truly believe that it catapults companies and people’s lives. Not only because of its environmental and economic sustainability benefits, but because it represents […]

What does Distributed Generation, Self-Consumption and Simple Net Generation mean? – Written by: editorial staff

Published: June 22, 2020

Source: Energy National Plan 2015-2030 from Costa Rica’s Energy and Enviornmental Ministry For many years the traditional way to provide energy to consumers has been through big centralized energy generation plants from where energy is transmited and distributed to the country. For example, a hydroelectric plant is located at a river, generates the energy there […]

What is Distributed Generation, Self-Consumption and Simple Net Generation?

Published: June 22, 2020

For many years the traditional way to provide energy to consumers has been through big centralized energy generation plants from where energy is transmited and distributed to the country. For example, a hydroelectric plant located at a river, generates the energy there and transmits it through electric towers or other resources to the infrastructure […]

Solar energy: a way of freedom and resilience – Written by: editorial staff

Published: March 31, 2020

March 31st, 2020. The word “freedom” means being able to think or take action under one’s own will, while being responsible for the consequences. For over more than ten years, one of greennergy’s® goals has been to help people feel more and more free. How does solar energy relate to freedom? The sun alone […]

From the capitalist system to the solar system

Published: March 23, 2020

“In this blog I share with you a little bit about my experience in energy change, collaboration and how we can get out of the current crisis. It is my own experience of how my family and I changed from the capitalist system to the solar system”, Fernando Ortuño, CEO of greenenergy®. How everything started […]

COVID-19 and Solar Energy

Published: March 22, 2020

If we start by asking ourselves why is this happening, we could get to different conclusions where we would only be looking at the tip of the iceberg. For example: because “China doesn’t have the necessary sanitary conditions”, because humanity is not used to wash their hands, because we don’t cough or sneeze correctly, because […]

Solar Panels Facts and Myths

Published: March 20, 2020

There are a lot of solar panels facts and myths and in general around photovoltaic solar energy. In this blog we will share with you some of the most common facts and myths that we have experienced from consumers questions. 1.Fact: With solar panels I can produce all the energy I need and not pay […]

Solar Energy Facts and Myths (FAQ) – Written by: Editorial staff greenenergy®

Published: March 20, 2020

With solar energy I can produce all the energy I need and not pay a monthly bill to the network provider. This is a fact when a system is off-grid since energy storage batteries are used, allowing the consumer to generate 100% of the energy they need. When a system is interconnected to the public […]

Electricity rates are increasing, what can you do? – Written by: editorial greenenergy®

Published: March 18, 2020

If the energy consumption at your company or house is not very high (monthly bill of $100 or the equivalent to 60,000 colones, or less), you can apply different ways to save electricity and reduce even more the monthly bill, since rates are getting higher and higher. Some actions you can take: Keep window drapes […]

How does a photovoltaic solar system warranty work? – Written by: Adriana Zeledón, Directora de Operaciones.

Published: March 17, 2020

An equipment’s warranty is one of the most important characteristics customers look for when investing in solar energy. Any consumer feels safe when doing an investment that is backed by a warranty. Therefore, offering this characteristic in the projects we install is part of our responsibility. At greenenergy® we are reps of Trina Solar panels […]

Due diligence with network provider to install solar energy – Written by: María Fernanda Calvo, General Assistant.

Published: March 17, 2020

Installing solar energy in Costa Rica implies a lot of procedures, but it is not impossible. After a client receives the design of the solar energy system, the process of requesting the availability of energy to the site’s network provider starts. The process varies between each network company. Steps: The first step is that the […]

How to know if you qualify for a solar energy system? – Written by: Ignacio Salazar, Commercial Technical Assistant.

Published: March 17, 2020

It is common that customers who want to buy solar panels do so for three reasons: to save money in the monthly electricity bill, to reduce the environmental footprint, or a mix of these. The truth is that in many cases the consumption of electricity, especially in houses, is less thank 300kwh per month, with […]

Energy Storage functions and benefits

Published: February 12, 2020

When choosing a hybrid or off grid photovoltaic system, it is important to know the energy storage functions and benefits, while also checking certain criteria depending on the use the system will have. The act of integrating an energy storage solution into a photovoltaic system, or acquiring a hybrid solution since day one, allows consumers […]

Tax exemption on solar energy – by Adriana Zeledón

Published: February 12, 2020

During 2019 the solar energy industry in Costa Rica experienced several changes regarding tax exemptions of the goods used for this purpose. Before March 2019, the article 28 of the 7447 Law about the Regulation of the Rational Use of Energy (1984) listed a bit more than 20 goods that were tax exempted for the […]

Which are the types of photovoltaic solar systems? – greenenergy®

Published: October 4, 2019

1.Photovoltaic system interconnected to the general distribution network (on-grid) – this is a system of interconnected generation, synced with the public electric network in a way that the user consumes most of the energy directly from the solar panels, but because it is connected to the public network, it also has the opportunity to complete […]

How do photovoltaics solar systems work?

Published: October 4, 2019

The photovoltaic solar energy is the direct transformation of the solar radiation into electricity. This transformation happens in devices called photovoltaic modules also known as solar panels. In the solar panels, the solar radiations trigger the electrons of a semi conducting material, generating a small difference of potential (solar cells). The serial connection of these […]

Importance of Solar Panel Maintenance

Published: October 4, 2019

There are times in which people or companies that have a photovoltaic solar system installed forget to request an annual preventive maintenance for their system, decide not to request at all or simply believe it is not necessary. Just like any other long-durability equipment such as a car or machines, photovoltaic solar systems require at […]

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