Biomass

Havana Energy/Biopower S.A. Confirm for Cuba Summit

July 15, 2016

The organizers of the Cuba Energy & Infrastructure Summit are pleased to announce the participation of Andrew MacDonald, Director of Havana Energy and CEO of Biopower S.A., Havana Energy’s joint venture with the Government of Cuba. In 2012, UK-based Havana Energy entered into a joint venture with the Cuban state-run Zerus SA to build five […]

Agreement to finance the first biomass cogeneration plant in Cuba

June 20, 2016

A loan contract to build and implement the first biomass cogeneration plant in the country has been signed by local sugar group Azcuba and the British company Havana Energy Ltd. It is estimated that the plant will use sugar-cane bagasse as the main source of fuel for cogeneration, with a capacity of 60 MW. Un […]

Honduras switches on 43-MW biomass plant

June 15, 2016

This week the Honduran Green Power Corporation inaugurated a 43 MW biomass plant. Located in the Sula Valley, the project will move Honduras one step closer to reaching its target of 80% renewables. The plant, which cost USD 130 to construct, will process grass, pinewood, palm tree and sugar cane bagasse.

British biomass JV targets renewable energy in Cuba

June 9, 2016

A British firm is seeking to generate renewable energy from the byproducts of Cuban sugarcane production. Esencia, a UK-based holding company for Havana Energy, is working to construct the first of five biomass plants on the island.  Robert Miller, director of Britain’s Cuban Solidarity Campaign (CSC) said,  “We hope that this long worked-for venture will help […]

Nicaragua firm launches biomass plant

May 4, 2016

A Nicaragua-based firm is extracting energy from waste products from sugarcane and sorghum. Bagasse, a fibrous matter that remains after the stalks are crushed to extract their juices, will be processed through a 38 MW plant in San Rafael del Sur, helping the country to meet 5% of its electricity demand. With the inauguration of the […]