Barbados continues to make headway on goals to mitigate the impact of climate change with a wind turbine installed at the Embassy Bridgetown. The 70-foot-high, 20 KW turbine was installed on December 16 produces 63 KW of energy daily. The turbine is built to withstand a Category 2 hurricane, and is designed to shut off and turn 90 degrees into the wind when wind speeds reach 59 mph.
Construction of the turbine took 72 days. It is the largest turbine operating at any U.S. embassy in the world and underscores Embassy Bridgetown’s commitment to clean, renewable energy development throughout the region. “Putting up this wind turbine has been an Embassy goal for several years and I’m delighted it has come to fruition,” said Larry Palmer, U.S. Ambassador to Barbados, the Eastern Caribbean, and the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States. “This shows we ‘walk the walk’ as well as we ‘talk the talk’ when it comes to being serious about mitigating climate change and promoting renewable energy.”
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