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Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands closer to getting $2 billion for electric grid repairs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a federal register notice for $1.93 billion in electrical grid funding, outlining the rules and regulations governing its use. The money is meant to help the electrical system become more resistant to future storms and climate change, as well as emit less carbon dioxide. It also requires […]

ECLAC: Caribbean has right conditions to become renewable energy hub

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region has all the right conditions to become a renewable energy hub with great potential in green hydrogen. “Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have advantages for entering this market because their electricity matrices are relatively clean or are in the […]

Kenesjay Green announces the establishment of Trinidad and Tobago’s hydrogen research collaborative (H2RC)

Philip Julien, Chairman of Kenesjay Green and Managing Director of NewGen Energy, today shared in his company’s vision for greener energy supply and the rapidly growing global demand for New Carbon-free Green Hydrogen. He also gave insights into the opportunity for T&T to establish itself as a first-mover hydrogen differentiator and to build on the […]

Dominican Republic signs agreement with World Bank to curb carbon emissions and reduce deforestation

The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources signed a landmark agreement today with the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), unlocking payments of up to US$25 million for verified carbon emission reductions between now and 2025 through the country’s emissions reduction program. Source

Barbados gov’t considering ocean energy technology

The Barbados government says it is considering having ocean energy technology operational on the island as part of the National Energy Policy target of 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. The Ministry of Energy, Small Business and Entrepreneurship said it has conducted an Ocean Energy Consultancy, from January 2020 to March this year, to explore […]

REOI for development of a Caribbean Blended Finance for Resilience Fund (CBFR)

The Caribbean Climate Smart Accelerator (CCSA) has applied for financing from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) towards the cost of Consultancy Services for Development of a Caribbean Blended Finance for Resilience Fund and intends to apply a portion of the proceeds of this financing to eligible payments under a contract for which this invitation is […]

Knee deep in a COVID-19 stricken economy, why should the Caribbean accelerate investment in sustainable energy

Despite the prevailing economic climate, we cannot halt the Caribbean’s energy transition when sustainable energy presents a viable and lasting solution to our economic challenges, writes Dr. Gary Jackson, Executive Director at the Caribbean Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.   Source

2021 is here. We want to know, how can we support you?

From our Editorial Team

Few among our number will be sorry to put 2020, an undeniably challenging year, behind us. At the outset, in particular, the prognosis looked grim. Economies across our region were in a state of existential crisis, and unemployment was rife. Clean energy, we feared, might be relegated to the back burner, crowded out in the […]