Bermuda announced an ambitious IRP which would see 85% renewables on the grid by 2035 – more than double the Electricity Policy target of 38% renewables. A substantial delegation led by The Hon. Walter Roban, JP, MP will be participating in a number of sessions at CREF 2019 designed to showcase the IRP, transition to […]
The organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) are pleased to announce the 3rd annual CREF Industry Awards to recognize excellence in clean energy innovation and project execution across the region. CREF Industry Awards will be given across the following categories: Utility-Scale Wind, Utility-Scale Solar, Energy Storage Project, Grid Innovation Project, Microgrid, Energy Efficiency […]
The Haiti National Regulation Authority for Energy has just released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the concession of one of the country’s power grid currently operated by EDH, the state’s electric utility. The RFQ is a collaboration between Energy Cell MTPTC and EDH, and was developed with the support of USAID, the US international […]
New Energy Events, the organizer of CREF 2019, has joined Climate Neutral Now, a UN Climate Change Secretariat initiative representing a global community of organizations committed to taking action to make our global society climate neutral by the second half of the 21st century. In signing the Climate Neutral Now Pledge, New Energy Events has […]
New Energy Events is excited to announce a collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Inter-American Dialogue to host a standalone event at CREF to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles across the Caribbean. “Electric Mobility in the Caribbean: Designing a Roadmap to Sustainable Transport” will gather […]
Heat was successfully found after the first well was drilled at the geothermal exploratory site at Bamboo Range, in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, though permeability remains yet to be found. “Possibly if we are lucky in well Two, we will come back in well One and try to fix that so we will get […]
Bonaire has added a new smart and battery-based energy storage system (BESS) to its power grid. Contour Global worked closely with engineering, procurement and construction contractor Wärtsilä and its US-based Greensmith Energy subsidiary. The latter specializes in distributed battery energy storage system and development and integration. The company will incorporate a 6-megawatt lithium-ion BESS into […]
The deadline for the Geothermal Development Facility’s (GDF) fourth call for Expressions of Interest is fast approaching. The GDF is looking for geothermal projects to finance in Latin America. Projects in the following eligible countries, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Perú, can apply for funding under this scheme. […]
The Blue Economy – the sustainable use of oceans for economic growth – is finding its feet in the Caribbean. The region is taking steps towards a robust regional Blue Economy, with incremental policy change in several countries and locally developed technologies that are setting the stage for future growth. The change is slow but […]