OAS’s ASG and InterEnergy’s Gonzalez Bunster Confirm for CREF 2015

September 14, 2015

Recent additions to an agenda already comprising 80+ speakers underscore CREF’s status as the Caribbean energy event of the year. From the Organization of American States (OAS), the organizers of CREF are delighted to welcome Ambassador Nestor Mendez, Assistant Secretary General. Ambassador Mendez will chair the Ministerial Roundtable and will also lead a regional stakeholder […]

Iceland Drilling Co awarded geothermal contract in Nicaragua

September 14, 2015

Iceland Drilling Co. has been awarded a contract to drill two new production wells at the San Jacinto-Tizate Geothermal site in Nicaragua. The wells will have a production capacity of 72 MW. Addtionally, Iceland Driling Co. will work to improve four existing injection wells. The project award was given by Polaris Energy Nicaragua SA (PENSA). […]

Bahamas Prime Minister Tells Foreign Investors ‘The Time Is Now’

September 13, 2015

In an address last week in London, Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christine encouraged global investors to consider the Caribbean, saying that “the climate is indeed ripe for inward investment in the Caribbean.” He added that efforts in Barbados and across the region to implement reforms and promote investment have had the effect of “strengthening of compliance and […]

CABEI supports clean energy projects in Costa Rica

September 12, 2015

Earlier this week, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration signed a loan to support clean energy projects in Costa Rica, including solar power and biomass. The $USD 30 million loan will be distributed through the National Institute for Cooperative Development.

Saint Lucian Entrepreneurs Receive Energy-Efficiency Boost

September 10, 2015

Five St. Lucian entrepreneurs will receive an energy-efficiency boost this year. The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology of St. Lucia has selected five entrepreneurs to receive solar dryers. These oven-dryers will help the business-owners to cut down on energy use by harnessing heat from the sun. The governments of Taiwan and China have […]

Conergy, NEXTracker launch Latin America and Caribbean Solar Alliance

September 10, 2015

This month, Conergy and NEXTracker launched the Latin America and Caribbean Solar Alliance (LACSA), whose mission is, “to spur initiatives among solar industry professionals doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a unified voice to advance solar industry goals.” According to Adam James of Greentech Media, the time is ripe for LACSA. “Latin […]

Teranov and the Government of St Kitts join forces for the development of geothermal energy

September 10, 2015

Announced today in an email sent by Teravov to the market, the Government of St Kitts-Nevis and Teranov will join efforts to establish a public-private partnership, with the ultimate goal to generate electricity via a geothermal power plant. A Memorandum of Understanding, committing the two parties and governing the terms of this collaboration, has now […]

U.S. Department of Energy & IDB Convene Natural Gas Stakeholders Meeting on Margins of CREF 2015

September 9, 2015

U.S. Department of Energy & IDB join forces to convene a meeting of natural gas stakeholders. In support of Vice President Biden’s Caribbean Energy Security Initiative (CESI), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are convening the Caribbean Natural Gas Stakeholders Workshop on October 19, 2015, alongside […]

Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to Open this October

September 9, 2015

Earlier this week, Barbados Energy Minister and CREF 2015 speaker, Darcy Boyce, announced the establishment of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The goal of the Centre is to advance standardization of renewable energies across all Caricom nations and to allow all countries to work together to overcome technological and legislative barriers. The centre will […]