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Puerto Rico airport replaces diesel generators with biomass
May 24, 2017
Puerto Rico’s Rafael Hernandéz Airport is replacing their diesel generators with biomass plants this month, and is considering using catering waste from aircrafts for biomass fuel. Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico announced the agreement of a supply contract with Entrade involving two Trigeneration plants which will begin operating in May 2017. The two plants will be deployed in […]
Cuba breaks ground on first Havana Energy biomass project
May 22, 2017
A groundbreaking ceremony on April 27 marked the beginning of construction for the Havana Energy biomass plant. The new investment, involving Biopower SA, a joint venture between Zerus SA, a subsidiary of Azcuba, and Havana Energy, will cost more than $ 186 million and will bring improvements to the Ciro Redondo plant, which will allow […]
Dominican Republic to supply LNG to Barbados
May 18, 2017
In the first agreement with a neighboring country, AES Dominicana has signed an agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the Barbados National Oil Company Limited (BNOCL), from its AES Andres LNG terminal in the Dominican Republic, according to Edwin De los Santos, president of AES Dominicana. De los Santos said the agreement “represents […]
Haiti seeks developer to install 1-3 microgrids
May 15, 2017
Haiti is seeking to expand energy access across its rural towns with a project that could potentially build build 80 community microgrids over the next 5 years. EarthSpark International, a leader in microgrids, has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for 1-3 power generation systems for community-scale microgrids in the South Department of Haiti. The […]
Barbados Light & Power moves towards agreement for wind farm
May 12, 2017
Barbados is staying on track for a 2018 construction timeframe of the 10 MW wind farm in Lamberts, St. Lucy, according to a speech delivered this week by managing director of Barbados Light & Power, Roger Blackman. BL&P and Barbados Farms Limited are in the process of finalizing the terms of the agreement for the St […]
Dominican Republic sets 18-month deadline for 360 MW of wind and solar
May 11, 2017
To guarantee projects are delivered on time, the Dominican Corporation of State Electric Companies (CDEEE) established a 18-month deadline for eight renewable projects with a combined capacity of 361 MW. After years of delay, the projects, as reported earlier, were recently approved by the CDEEE and received financing from private investors. In addition to the new […]
IDB could finance waste-to-energy in Jamaica at the right price
May 10, 2017
The IDB has told Jamaica it would be willing to finance waste-to-energy, if the price is right. “We could finance waste to energy,” but “at the end of the day, it’s going to come down to the cost. I think that’s a key component which I don’t know if it has been fully analysed,” said […]
Three reasons to watch Haiti’s renewable energy sector
May 10, 2017
The conditions for investment in Haiti’s renewable energy sector are improving. On June 12-13, the Government of Haiti, with support from The World Bank and the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund, will host the Haiti Sustainable Energy Forum in Port-au-Prince to underscore its readiness for investment and provide insight into emerging opportunities. Read on for […]
Solar PV coming to Guayanese State House
May 9, 2017
Guyana awarded a tender to Swiss-based meeco Group to install a 43 kWp solar PV system on the State House in Georgetown. The Ministry of the Presidency will be equipped with a state of the art 43 kWp solar rooftop system which will be synchronised with the grid. Through a joint venture, OurSun Guyana will […]