Study of feasibility for tidal energy technology in the Eastern Caribbean announced

February 28, 2019

Minesto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Antigua and Barbuda to start a study of feasibility for a potential tidal energy project. The Swedish marine energy technology developer Minesto uses ocean currents and tidal streams to produce electricity.  The study facilitated by the United Nations Office for Project Services Antigua and […]

Dominican Republic breaks ground on PV plant

February 28, 2019

The Dominican Republic has broken ground on a new 5MW solar PV project. U.S. company WCG Energy Ltd started the installation of the photovoltaic park. The solar energy park is located in Mata de Palma, Guerra, and will provide 80 000 inhabitants with electricity. The project will provide 110 million KW per year of clean […]

New energy storage solution for Bermuda

February 27, 2019

French company Saft will deliver a turnkey order to supply an energy storage system to the Bermuda Electric Company (BELCO). The turnkey provided by Saft will help the system supply up to 10 MW power for spinning reserves, and to maintain grid stability. This new project follows from the Electricity Act passed by the Government […]

1.25 MW solar PV plant inaugurated in Cuba

February 26, 2019

A new solar energy park has been inaugurated in Cuba. The photovoltaic project was financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development.  Located in the province of Sancti Spiritus, the solar park will generate approximately 1, 875 MWh per year, which will be fed into the National Electro-Energetic System (SEN). The solar park will also […]

Government of Chile to Co-Host GEOLAC 2019

February 25, 2019

The organizers of GEOLAC are pleased to announce that the Government of Chile has endorsed and will co-host GEOLAC 2019. Chile has moved forward aggressively to incorporate renewables into its national grid. The Government’s endorsement of GEOLAC reflects ongoing interest at a national level in the development of Chile’s extensive geothermal resources. GEOLAC 2019 will […]

Largest solar park in Costa Rica completed

February 25, 2019

The Cooperative Solar Park, a 5MW solar energy project in Costa Rica, has been completed, announced the North Zone Electrification Cooperative.  It is the largest solar park in the country, alongside another 5MW solar park run by the Costa Rica Institute of Electricity. The solar project consists of 19 000 solar panels. It will generate […]

German wind project developer enters market in Panama

February 25, 2019

PNE AG, a German wind projects developer, has bought five wind energy projects in Panama – their first movie for entering the Latin American renewable energy market. The company delivers clean energy projects through their phases of development, project planning, realisation, financing and operation. Their operations are international, with a presence in fourteen countries on […]

Jamaican project harnesses solar energy to produce drinking water

February 22, 2019

Solar Buzz Jamaica has finalised a project at the University Hospital of the West Indies Children’s Ward which produces drinking water from sunlight and air. The off-grid and self-sufficient hydro panel system uses a technology called Source. With advanced water capture technology, it harnesses air and sunlight to produce from four to ten litres a […]

Costa Rica awards contract for microgrid project

February 19, 2019

CleanSpark has won a contract to serve as the technical consultant and microgrid control vendor for a large industrial park in Costa Rica. This is CleanSpark’s first contract outside the United States. The company specialises in advanced engineering, software and controls for innovative energy resource and microgrid deployments.  CleanSpark’s statement of purpose is to provide […]