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CREF 2019 Industry Award Winners Announced!
October 17, 2019
THE BEST IN CARIBBEAN CLEAN ENERGY REVEALED AT CARIBBEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY FORUM The Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF), the largest annual gathering of the regional clean energy market, today announced nine winners of its third annual CREF Industry Awards. The winners were recognized on stage at the 11th CREF proceedings in Miami. New Energy Events, […]
IRAC: Highlights from 2019
October 16, 2019
Re-live some of the highlights of the 2019 Island Resilience Action Challenge (IRAC) by watching the reel below. Bravo to the winning task force who is charged with creating a regional, blended, financial fund for climate-resilient infrastructure! We look forward to supporting you throughout the year.
Jamaica’s 51.5 MW Paradise Park solar project begins operations
October 3, 2019
Neoen, one of the world’s leading renewable energy independent power producers and the majority shareholder in Paradise Park, a 51.5 MWp PV farm based in Westmoreland, Jamaica, together with the solar park’s co-shareholders, Rekamniar Frontier Ventures and MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund, is today announcing the energization and commencement of its operations at the plant. […]
Jamaica selects bidder for Schools Energy Efficiency and Solar project
October 3, 2019
A new energy efficiency and solar energy project – expected to reduce the electricity cost to pulbic schools by up to 70 per cent – is one step closer to coming online. A bidder has been selected for the Schools Energy Efficiency and Solar Energy Public-Private Partnership pilot project, and is now awaiting final approval […]
Barbados lays out “ambitious but doable” renewables roadmap to 2030
October 3, 2019
Barbados is gearing up for big policy changes to enable renewable energy growth. The push towards making Barbados into a green energy nation in the next decade, took a major step today with the Prime Minister laying out an “ambitious” but “doable” road map to the 2030 goal, according to key observers who gave cautious […]
Jamaica’s net billing program sees continued growth
October 3, 2019
Jamaica’s net billing facility is growing – signifying a successful growth sector for renewables on the island. Since the 2012 program launch, there are now a total of 800 licenses for net billing that have been issued to power suppliers – seventy since the beginning of 2019. Minister of Science, Energy and Technology Fayval Williams […]
Past, Present, Future: CREF award winners talk Caribbean clean energy

From our Editorial Team
September 24, 2019
We’ve seen a surge in the number of submissions for the 3rd Annual Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) Industry Awards — more than 20 this year — that reflects real momentum in the Caribbean. We now have two years of awards behind us, and a healthy history of innovative projects from leaders in the region […]
Announcing: 3rd Annual CREF Industry Awards
August 22, 2019
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 […]
Bermuda’s new IRP could mean 85% renewables by 2035
July 30, 2019
This week, Bermuda released its first Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The IRP would lead to 85% renewables on the grid by 2035 – more than double the Electricity Policy target of 38% renewables. The IRP specifies renewable energy sources that could meet the future load, including solar PV, offshore wind, and biomass. Feasibility studies for […]