October 2018 - Page 5 of 6 - New Energy Events

Chile to develop geothermal sector with international support
October 8, 2018
At a seminar organised by Chile’s Geothermal Council, the Minister for Energy, Ms. Susana Jiménez, announced her ministry’s collaboration with the World Bank and the IDB to develop the country’s geothermal sector. Their aim is to remove technological, market and regulatory barriers to “trigger in Chile the large-scale development of geothermal energy”. The project will […]
TSK to build three new solar PV plants in LAC region
October 8, 2018
TSK, a major EPC contractor in the renewable energy sector, announced it won the contracts for the construction of three new solar energy plants in Panama, El Salvador and Argentina. The contracts are valued at $462 million. The 150 MW photovoltaic project in Panama, is led by Avanzalia, a Spanish company specialised in the development […]
New information portal for investment in Caribbean energy sector
October 5, 2018
The announcement was made after a special forum between representatives of CARICOM met in Miami to identify needs and functions for the Caribbean Energy Knowledge Hub (CEKH), and facilitate the implementation of the CARICOM’s Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS). The need for sharing of technical knowledge to support CARICOM’s new climate-aware and resilient development […]
Bermuda publishes IRP proposals for public consultation
October 5, 2018
After an initial consultation process for the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Bermuda’s future electricity plan, the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB) has published the eight alternative generation proposals it received. Among the suggested projects are a steam-fired power station using biomass fuel technology, an offshore wind farm, a hydrogen-based steam generation project, and a ship-based LNG […]
Webinar: One year on – is the Caribbean energy sector more resilient?

From our Editorial Team
October 4, 2018
To set the stage for the 10th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2018) on November 7-9 in Miami, New Energy Events gathered experts from the region to assess the realities of creating a resilient energy sector in the Caribbean. The webinar “One year on: Is the Caribbean energy sector more resilient?” was held on October 4, 2018. To […]
Turks and Caicos Islands in first stages of drafting new energy strategy plan
October 4, 2018
The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) government, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and FortisTCI, the islands’ power company, have signed an agreement to start planning a Resilient National Energy Transition Strategy (R-NETS). The focus of this new energy strategy will be to modernise the electricity sector in TCI, implementing new technologies to strengthen the islands’ resilience, […]
Cuban delegation to India presents renewable energy investment opportunities
October 4, 2018
Cuba is planning on building a bioelectric plant by the end of November, and starting construction of a wind farm later in 2018. These projects are concrete steps to achieve their goal of reaching 24% clean energy generation by 2030. The Cuban delegation presented their countries’ diverse investment opportunities in the bioelectric and solar photovoltaic, […]
Second solar plant in Honduras reaches commercial operation
October 3, 2018
The Los Prados solar power plant, a 35 MW project undertaken by Scatec Solar and Norfund in Honduras, is now connected to the grid, and has reached commercial operation. The project, which is expected to provide 73 000 kWh of electricity per year to 16 3000, thus reducing CO2 emissions by 40 000 tons per […]
Albioma announces project commissioning for Martinique’s first biomass plant
October 3, 2018
Albioma, an independent renewable energy producer specialising in biomass and photovoltaics, announced the industry commissioning of the first 100% bagasse/ biomass plant in the French overseas departments. Tests at the plant, Galion 2, began in January 2018. The plant uses mainly bagasse, a residue of sugar cane, to produce renewable energy, as well as other […]