Blustery weather in Scotland is making a case for wind-power and other forms of renewable energy in the country. On August 7th, stormy weather enabled wind turbines to create 106 percent of the total electricity demand used by homes and businesses. This outcome empowered WWF Scotland Director, Lang Banks, to push the Scottish government to […]
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) will provide US$768,000 in funding to address damage to Caribbean road networks, caused by natural hazards. Financing will enable a study on approaches for constructing road infrastructures that are more resilient to the effects of climate change. CDB director of projects, Daniel Best, noted that agencies of the bank’s borrowing […]
A third new geothermal well, completed by Polaris Infrastructure, will come online this month in Nicaragua. Drilling of the production well at the San Jacinto project, SJ 9-4, indicates a zone of high permeability; the well was completed at a depth of 1,525 meters. Polaris expects to have SJ 9-4 connected to San Jacinto power […]
In a clear indication that Tesla have their sights set on the Caribbean, Greg Callman, head of global business development and market entry for Tesla, has confirmed his participation in CREF 2016. Callman spent 2015 establishing Tesla’s energy storage business in Australia and New Zealand. Callman also developed Tesla’s Supercharger program in North America and Europe. Callman will […]
The solar market is becoming increasingly competitive and in Latin America. Mexico has attracted the interest of Chinese solar PV firm, JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. The company signed 3 PPAs with the Mexican Federal Electricity Commission (CFE), to provide 188 MW of solar energy beginning in 2018. Electricity generated will be sold to the CFE […]
The government of Antigua and Barbuda will return to work with UK-based firm PV Energy Ltd for further implementation of utility-scale and rooftop solar arrays across the country. In a previous contract, the company completed an installation of a 3 MW ground-mounted facility at the V.C. Bird International Airport and has begun construction of a […]
An agreement signed between the Cuban Foreign Trade and Investment Minister and the French Ambassador will fund multiple infrastructure projects in Cuba. The newly opened French Development Agency in Cuba will support renewable energy projects, as well as tourism, transport, and agribusiness, among others. A US$258 million fund is part of a deal to renegotiate […]
More visitors flocking to Cuba in the post-sanctions era threatens the Caribbean island’s infrastructure just as it also risks losing subsidized oil from Venezuela. An agreement with the new French Development Agency in Cuba will help to renovate the Jose Marti airport in Havana. Concessions, announced on Wednesday, will be given to Aeroports de Paris, […]
In the lead-up to the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Summit (Sept 1 & 2, Havana, Cuba), New Energy Events and IJGlobal will gather key stakeholders for an interactive webinar to begin the process of discovery, and of the dig down into the state of the Cuban energy sector and the role for foreign investment. Panelist […]