Future Market Insights has prepared an analysis and forecast of the Latin American wind turbine industry. The global wind industry produced about 37,000 MW in 2013. Latin America, in particular, has provided the industry with an essential substitute growth market for wind power. In 2013, Latin America alone represented approximately 45% of the installed capacity […]
The organizers of CREF are excited to announce that Delice Moreno Garcia, the Director General of Cuba Utility, Empresa de Ingenería y Proyecto de la Electricidad (INEL), the Cuba utility, has confirmed that she will present at CREF 2015. She will be joined on stage by Barbara Hernández Martínez, Director of Generation for AZCUBA, the State-owned […]
An article in the Huffington Post discusses the relationship between nineteen Caribbean and Central American countries and Venezuela. Petrocaribe is a financing mechanism in which participating countries purchase oil from Venezuela at a discounted price and repay the difference over time with a low interest rate attached over a period of 17 – 25 years. To […]
At three weeks out, CREF 2015 “by the numbers” paints a picture of the region’s biggest gathering of the energy market: 300+ delegates, 21 Caribbean countries, 90 speakers, 30 sponsors & exhibitors. CREF is on a trajectory to be our biggest and best event to date. We look forward to seeing you in Miami for […]
After signing a Memorandum of Understanding with a company from Guadeloupe to develop geothermal energy in St. Kitts over the next five years, Premier Honorable Vance Amory assured residents of the island of Nevis that St. Kitt’s pursuit of geothermal will not delay geothermal development in Nevis. On the contrary, geothermal development in St. Kitts […]
Against a backdrop of strong interest in the Mexican geothermal market, the organizers of GEOLAC are excited to announce a strong presence from both public and private sector players in the market at GEOLAC 2015. Mexico’s public sector presence will be led by the Secretariat of Energy (SENER); private sector interests are represented through the […]
Guatemala’s CNEE & U.S. Geothermal Confirm El Ceibillo Project Showcase at GEOLAC 2015 Silvia Alvarardo de Córdoba, Director of Guatemala’s Comisión Nacional de Energía Eléctrica (CNEE), and Luis Arturo Mérida, General Manager of U.S. Geothermal in Guatemala, have confirmed they will lead a project showcase session focusing on developments on the El Ceibillo geothermal project. […]
A representative from the Clean Energy Solutions Center will be on-site during CREF 2015 to meet individually with government representatives and policymakers seeking clean energy policy, program, regulation, and finance advice. The Clean Energy Solutions Center helps governments design and adopt policies and programs that support the deployment of clean energy technologies. This support is […]
Julian Robinson, Jamaican State Minister for Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, highlighted the some of the economic benefits of renewable energy projects and energy efficiency systems that have been installed over the last few months through the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project (REEEP). Over the last year, the University of the West Indies’ reported […]