100% Renewable

Costa Rica’s Carbon Neutral Path

August 24, 2015

Will Costa Rica be the world’s first carbon neutral country? In 2012, Costa Rica declared its intention to reach carbon neutrality. This year, the country has generated 94% of its energy from renewables. Between May to August, the country operated exclusively off of renewable energy for 94 days, beating its own record from earlier this […]

Costa Rica Hits 94 Days of 100% Renewable Energy Generation

August 17, 2015

During the 94-day period between May 8th and August 9th, Costa Rica generated 100% of its electricity from renewable energy. Earlier this year, Costa Rica generated 100% of its electricity from renewables for a period of 75 days. Costa Rica has had 188 days in which 100% electricity was generated from renewables. According to the Costa […]

Trinidad and Tobago Pursues $1 Billion Sustainable Energy Fund for Caribbean

July 27, 2015

Following up on the January 2015 meeting of Caribbean leaders and US Vice President Joe Biden, Trinidad & Tobago Planning and Sustainable Development Minister, Dr. Bhoe Tewarie, is confident that creating a $1 billion in fund for sustainable energy in the region is possible. This far, possible contributing donors include the IDB, Spain, Canada and […]

Cuba Plans for Wind Farm Construction

July 16, 2015

As part of an effort to transition 24% of electricity to renewable sources by 2030, Cuba’s Energy and Mines Minister outlined a plan to construct seven wind farms. Read more about the development of the projects here.  

Costa Rica’s renewables output reaches 98.6% in H1 of 2015

July 7, 2015

Costa Rica received worldwide attention earlier this year for using 100% renewable energy for the first 75 days of 2015. As the first half of the year comes to a close, Costa Rica reports in on its energy mix.

Barbados a Champion of Green Energy, Says UN Secretary General

July 6, 2015

In a recent tour of a Caribbean LED factory, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon praised Barbados for its commitment to renewable energy. In an address at a green energy symposium, Mr. Ban added that Barbados is “lighting the path to the future.”