SMA surpass 1GW of installed solar capacity in LAC region

October 12, 2018

German company SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA), global specialists in PV system technology, surpassed 1GW of installed solar capacity in Latin America, they announced in a press release this week. The company has contributed to solar energy projects across the region, including in Central America and the Caribbean. Notably, last year they supplied a system […]

Jamaica’s first utility-scale solar plant enters its third year of operations

October 12, 2018

Content Solar Ltd, Jamaica’s first utility-scale PV power plant, celebrated its two-year anniversary of commercial operation. The plant, which was built using climate-resilient technologies, produces more than 44GWh of clean electricity and powers 20 000 households annually. The $63 million project, developed by WRB Energy and owned by WRB Serra, will provide energy under a […]

Green light for second phase of solar project in Dominican Republic

October 11, 2018

The second phase of the Montecristi solar project, in the Guayabín region of Dominican Republic, has been approved by the country’s National Energy Commission. The project is let by German developer F&S Solar, and largely financed by the german fund Hamburger Blue Elephant Energy AG. With this new addition, the solar power plant will go […]

New energy plan proposal for Bermuda, focus on offshore wind farms

October 11, 2018

BE Solar has released its ‘Bermuda Better Energy Plan’ (BBEP), in response to the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB)’s call for consultation on a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This proposal, which presents itself as a better alternative to the original IRP by electricity utility Belco, is one of eight IRP alternatives that have been […]

The waiting game for renewables in Trinidad & Tobago

From our Editorial Team

October 11, 2018

Written by Julie Taylor As renewable energy continues to boom across the Caribbean region, the stubborn exception to the trend continues to be the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago. In 2018, Trinidad & Tobago (TT) still generates over 99% of electricity from natural gas, with the remainder mostly from diesel fuel. The electricity grid is […]

Progress on plans for Cayman Islands’ ocean energy plant

October 10, 2018

OTEC International LLC (OTI) is still in talks with the Cayman Islands Government about the development of an ocean thermal conversion plant. The project would be the first commercial operation of its kind in the world. This technology offers clean electricity generation, and is particularly suitable to the Caribbean region, with its tropical climate and […]

SIDS launch second phase of initiative to accelerate energy transformation

October 10, 2018

The leaders of several Small Island Developing States (SIDS) gathered with development partners for a High-Level Roundtable at the UN Headquarters to discuss new options and initiatives to accelerate energy transformation and strengthen cooperation on renewable energy. The Roundtable reviewed its Lighthouse Initiative, which “met its 2020 targets for installed capacity in renewable energy and […]

Caribbean should be “test-case” for climate-related technologies

October 9, 2018

Grenada’s Foreign Affair Minister, Mr. Peter David, called on Caribbean nations and Small Island Development States (SIDS) to lead the way in nationwide implementation of renewable and climate-related technologies. The Minister emphasised the role the region can play as a global centre and model for renewable energy and energy efficiency during a speech addressing the […]

Successful start for Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project

October 9, 2018

A press release from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) announced that a mission from the World Bank for the Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project (CROP) arrived at St. Lucia, and has positively reviewed the state of the project. The mission’s aims included assessing the progress towards achieving the Project Development Objectives, and analysing the […]