20+ top speakers confirmed for BEC

September 9, 2019

Her Excellency Marie Legault, Dr. Angus Friday, and Deodat Maharaj have confirmed that they will speak at Blue Economy Caribbean, joining an impressive roster of 20+ speakers. The broad scope of the BEC agenda signals great potential for the blue economy to transform the competitiveness of the region.

Government of Canada and IDB confirm support for Blue Economy Caribbean

September 9, 2019

We are pleased to announce that the Government of Canada and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) are supporting our 2nd Blue Economy Caribbean event. Both the Government of Canada and the IDB have committed substantial sources to the development of blue economy programs and initiatives. We look forward to working with them as anchor institutions […]

New biomass plant opens in Cuba

September 5, 2019

A new biomass plant has been set up in Cuba, using waste from a rice processing plant to produce energy. The new is in the Enrique Troncoso mill, the largest in the Province. The mill is affiliated with the Palacios Agroindustrial Enterprise. This circular energy system uses rice husks byproducts to produce energy for drying […]

Caribbean Clean Energy: Taking the Regional Pulse

From our Editorial Team

September 4, 2019

In advance of CREF 2019, New Energy Events hosted a webinar that gathered a panel of experts and took a tour of the Caribbean clean energy markets. To listen to this complimentary webinar now click here. The discussion provided critical insights such as: What are the standout projects of the past 12 months and what […]

Construction of 50MW solar plant in the Dominican Republic to be completed by the end of the year

September 4, 2019

The Dominican Republic’s National Energy Commission (CNE) has announced that the Washington Capital Solar Park is currently under construction, and will be finalised by the end of 2019. The project is led by the Washington Capital Solar company, in cooperation with U.S. developer Dominion. It is expected that the solar plant will generate 110 GWh […]

Construction starts on Chile geothermal plant’s 33MW addition

September 3, 2019

The construction of a third generation unit at Cerro Pabellon geothermal power plant in Chile which will add 33MW of new capacity started last week. Construction is led by Geotermica del Norte SA, a joint venture between Enel Green Power Chile, and Chile’s state oil company Empresa Nacional del Petroleo SA. An investment of USD […]