El 1 de febrero de 2016, el BID e IRENA organizaron un webinario, junto con New Energy Events, acerca de cómo conseguir subvenciones para financiar proyectos de energía a través del Mercado de Energía Sustentable. Puede hacer click aquí para ver el webinario, y hacer click en los enlaces que aparecen más abajo para bajar […]
On February 1st, 2016, the IDB and IRENA co-hosted a webinar with New Energy Events to discuss how to get grant funding for renewable energy projects through the Sustainable Energy Marketplace. You can click here to view the webinar and click the links below to download the presentations. IRENA Presentation IDB Presentation
With a population of 12,000, the island of Nevis seeks to achieve 100% renewable energy in the near future. The island currently imports 4.2 million gallons of fuel annually, which is converted into approximately 10 MW of energy. Fuel and conversion costs the island administration about $12 million annually. Deputy Premier and Minister of Tourism […]
This week Engergia Limpia published an overview of geothermal energy projects in Nicaragua. Nicaragua currently has two geothermal fields in operation – Momotombo and San Jacinto Tizate. Additionally, there are two sites for which concessions have been issued for geothermal exploration – Monte Galan- Chiltepe Managua and Volcan Casita-San Cristobal. There are additional sites for which concessions […]
With nine out of eleven wind turbines installed, BMR Jamaica is nearly ready to start energy production. During the 20-year PPA, the 36.3 MW wind farm will sell electricity to JPS for 12.9 cents per kwh. During the year-long construction of the farm, 737 Jamaicans were employed in the project.
Reuters reported that Mexican and Cuban energy officials are looking into sending natural gas from Mexico’s state-run oil company to Cuba. Mexico is a major exporter of crude oil but to date has not exported natural gas. Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said, “this is a project that we are just beginning to explore.” Read more […]
The government of El Salvador announced that it plans to strive to obtain 40% of its national electricity supply from geothermal power. In a statement, the Secretary of Communications of the Presidency of El Salvador, Eugenio Chicas said that this plan aims to source more of its energy from renewables. “The expectation is that at […]
In a recent interview, Warren Smith, President of the Caribbean Development Bank and CREF Speaker, said that “geothermal is the key to cheaper electricity” in the Caribbean. Caribbean islands have great geothermal potential that could help islands to transition away from dependency on foreign oil and volatile pricing, while developing a reliable and clean energy source. […]
We invite you to join New Energy Events, the organizers of the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), as we continue our webinar series with a discussion on the implications of COP21 and the Paris Agreement on the Caribbean. COP21 and the Paris Agreement: Implications for the Caribbean Thursday, February 4th, 10:00 – 11:30 am Confirmed […]