Mexico, the world’s fifth-largest producer of geothermal energy, is home to promising near-the-surface geothermal fields, says the U.S. Geological Survey. At present, Mexico’s geothermal plants produce 980 MW of power, about 1.6% of the nation’s electricity. Several companies are currently working with Mexico’s government to explore opportunities for future geothermal projects. While Mexico […]
JPS president and CEO Kelly Tomblin announced that an agreement was signed with New Fortress Energy to supply gas for a 190 MW power plant at Old Harbour, St. Catherine. The plant, which will replaced JPS’ oil-burning plant, will be constructed with Power China. The final details will be finalized in early April. The plant […]
St. Lucia Electricity Service Ltd’s RFP for the construction of a 3 MW solar farm resulted in bids from 35 companies. Participants at the meeting were given an overview of the project and its importance to St. Lucia, information on St. Lucia’s energy transition strategy and the RFP process. LUCELEC’s Business Development Manager, Victor Emmanuel, […]
The Temucuicui Mapuche community of Chile announced its strong opposition to a 155 MW wind farm. The group said that the farm constitutes “plundering, attack and usurpation” of ancestral territory. The community’s announcement was released after Chile’s Environmental Evaluation Service fave the go-ahead for the wind farm to be built on this territory. The Temucuicui community […]
2015 saw a $286 billion investment in clean energy. The result? 134 GW of renewable power. This is up from 106 GW of renewables installed in 2014 and 87 GW in 2013. A report released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) this week called ‘Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2016’ said that an […]
The government of Jamaica and the United Nations Environment Program released a study this week that links the green economy to development and job creation. Focusing on agriculture, tourism, construction, energy, & water and sewage, the paper links long-term development goals to creating policies that integrate sustainability and efficiency into each sector of the economy. […]
On the table for discussion during President Obama’s visit to Cuba this week was Cuba’s antiquated grid. Cuba is one of few remaining countries to burn crude oil to produce its electricity. A nation of juxtapositions, over the past decade the Cuban government implemented initiatives to replace light-bulbs, inefficient appliances and install solar panels. […]
This year’s El Niño have put Colombia at the edge of an energy crisis. Damage to one of the country’s largest hydroelectric dams and unseasonable droughts, which provides nearly 10% of Colombia’s energy, increased the gravity of the crisis. Colombia’s Mining and Energy Ministry proposed a bill to provide financial incentives for each kw of […]
In a lecture titled ‘Regulating Utilities in Small Island Developing States – Lessons for the Caribbean,’ Dr. Warren Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) said that the Caribbean is slow in its shift towards renewable energy. While there are regional targets to source 20% of energy from renewables by 2017 and 28% by 2022, the […]