Caribbean

The Institute for Environmental Analytics annunced an MoU with the Suriname Energy Chamber (SEC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA) for a study using its renewable generation software

June 15, 2022

The Institute for Environmental Analytics announced an MoU with the Suriname Energy Chamber (SEC), in collaboration with the Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator (CCSA), to conduct a pilot study in Suriname using its EnergyMetric renewable generation modeling software. Source: Ace Media 

GIZ and MPAConnect collaborate to promote Caribbean marine conservation

May 17, 2022

Partners GIZ and MPAConnect are collaborating to promote Caribbean marine conservation by increasing the capacity for the mobilization of resources from conservation funds. Source: St. Lucia Times 

INOXCVA wins contract from Caribbean LNG to design and engineer Antigua LNG receiving terminal

May 5, 2022

Caribbean LNG, a joint venture between Eagle LNG Partners and Antigua Power Company (APC), has hired INOXCVA to design and engineer the Antigua LNG receiving terminal to deliver natural gas to the Eastern Caribbean. Source: Offshore-Energy Biz 

Caribbean Workforce Development Needed to Drive Solar Energy Revolution

April 15, 2022

By: Dr. Wayne Archibald from Green Solutions International SKN INC Climate change is one of the defining challenges of our times, but there is no more time for ideas without action. The social, economic, and political costs of inaction are too high for small island developing states across the Caribbean. The global community agreed to […]

The ECCB will complete construction of their solar and storage project by end of 2022

March 29, 2022

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank’s solar power canopy is the biggest solar-power generation system on St Kitts and Nevis. It is also the biggest solar-power system in the Eastern Caribbean operated by any entity other than a power company. Source: Central Banking

RESEMBID funds seven sustainable development projects with grants totaling USD 3 million

March 17, 2022

The Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) Resilience, Sustainable Energy, and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID) are funding seven sustainable development projects in the Caribbean, with grants totaling $3 million. They awarded grants to the Cayman Islands, Anguilla, St. Maarten, CARILEC, and ACS. Source: Caribbean Loop News

Barbados Prime Minister defends decision to explore for oil and gas

March 17, 2022

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley defended the decision to explore for oil and gas along their maritime border with Trinidad and Tobago. According to Mottley, describing it as an issue of equity, fossil fuels have the potential to finance Barbados’s bid for net zero. Source: Argus Media

Bermuda introduces 30 electric buses to the island

March 2, 2022

Bermuda received 30 new electric buses along with the installation of an Electric Bus Charging Facility at the Department of Public Transportation’s Fort Langton, Devonshire Facility. There will be temporary charging stations in place throughout the island as the country shifts towards an electric charging infrastructure. Source: Bernews