Cayman Islands - New Energy Events

Caribbean Transitional Energy Conference (CTEC 2020) will focus on role of clean energy in post-COVID Caymanian economy
November 3, 2020
On the heels of New Energy’s CREF conference, the Cayman Islands is gearing up for an encore event set to take place virtually on November 19. The impressive line-up of guest speakers includes His Excellency the Governor, Martyn Roper O.B.E. and the Honorable Joseph Hew, Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure. Source
Cayman Islands government building fitted with solar PV
August 5, 2019
A carport on a Government Administration Building in George Town, Cayman Islands will be fitted with solar PV panels. Bids for the structure are currently under review. The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure has called for a solar installation which will generate 100 KW of electricity. This installation, which should be finalised within six […]
Greener IRP for Cayman Islands accepted by utilities regulator
January 21, 2019
Caribbean Utilities Company’s plan to wean off fossil fuels and support renewable energy integration to the Cayman Islands’ electricity grid was approved by OfReg, the islands’ utilities regulator. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which aims to introduce natural gas and increasing the storage and baseload of renewable energy generation projects, was prepared by energy industry […]
BMR Energy new owner and operator of solar farm in Cayman Islands
January 11, 2019
BMR Energy, a member of the Virgin Group, announced it has bought and will subsequently take over operations for a 5MW solar plant in the Cayman Islands. The company develops and operates clean energy projects in the Caribbean and in Latin America. BMR Energy also has projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guatemala and Jamaica. […]
Progress on plans for Cayman Islands’ ocean energy plant
October 10, 2018
OTEC International LLC (OTI) is still in talks with the Cayman Islands Government about the development of an ocean thermal conversion plant. The project would be the first commercial operation of its kind in the world. This technology offers clean electricity generation, and is particularly suitable to the Caribbean region, with its tropical climate and […]
BarberWind Turbines launches new weather resilient design
October 1, 2018
The innovative wind technology company BarberWind Turbines announced the launch of its BTW 800kW in Grand Cayman, at the Caribbean Transitional Energy Conference. The turbine is designed to provide electricity to the distributed generation market, and is “especially interesting to Caribbean island nations”, said the company’s press release, due to its built-in lifting system and […]
Cayman Islands look to electric vehicles to achieve renewables targets
September 20, 2018
The Cayman Islands’ National Energy Policy aims to achieve a target of 70% renewable energy by 2037. Infrastructure Minister, Mr Joey Hew, is optimistic this target will be met, helped by the small steps the government is making to promote and use the renewable energy sources in and around the islands. The latest policy aims […]
Cayman’s first solar project starts operations
July 5, 2017
The 5MW solar PV farm started operations in June, marking the first large solar farm for the Cayman Islands. “This marks the beginning of our large scale renewable energy developments here in the Cayman Islands,” said Councilor of Human Resources, Immigration and Community affairs, Austin Harris, signaling the Government’s intention to move forward on its […]
Cayman will begin operations at 5MW solar facility this month
June 6, 2017
Grand Cayman’s power provider is just a few weeks away from officially opening Cayman’s first ever solar farm. Caribbean Utilities Company (CUC) said in a statement today that it has started testing the facility in Bodden Town. Commissioned in partnership with solar project developer Entropy, the renewable energy 5MW facility is expected to generate enough […]