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Costa Rica utility signs MOU with UAE’s Masdar to develop solar and storage
April 25, 2018
Following the recent entry into the region with the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, Abu Dhabi-based energy firm Masdar has formed a partnership with Costa Rica. Masdar and state-run utility Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) have signed an MoU to share technical knowledge and project experience for renewable energy development. The agreement aims to promote collaboration […]
Puerto Rico’s solar rooftops are getting storage for increased resiliency
March 14, 2018
Puerto Rico’s Houston-based solar developer, Sunnova wants to add batteries to its solar rooftop installations. Many rooftop panel systems lost power during the hurricane outages because the panels operate via the utility, PREPA. If solar rooftops have batteries, they can still work during grid outages. Sunnova continues to lose revenue on its downed systems, and […]
JPS breaks ground for 24.5 MW flywheel/battery hybrid facility
February 28, 2018
In April 2019, Jamaica will complete the first-of-its-kind hybrid storage facility in the Caribbean. One of the largest facilities being installed in the world this year, this hybrid facility will be comprised of flywheels and lithium-ion batteries. The project will be built at a cost of $21.6m USD. JPS president and CEO Emanuel DaRosa noted: “This […]
CDB technical assistance grant to kickstart grid modernization and energy storage
October 25, 2017
The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a US$350,000 grant to assist utilities and relevant stakeholders across the region to develop, plan and design energy storage and grid modernisation solutions, which could accelerate the Caribbean’s shift to clean energy. The technical assistance, provided through the Canadian Support to the Energy Sector […]
Battery energy storage coming to Martinique wind farm
August 9, 2017
Nidec ASI will be installing 5MW / 5MWh of battery energy storage at a utility-scale wind farm on the French island territory of Martinique, aimed at stabilising and maximising the flow of energy onto the grid. The Grand Rivière wind project, a 14MW wind farm on the Caribbean island, which comprises seven wind turbines of […]
Chile’s solar thermal power plant receives environmental approval
July 21, 2017
SolarReserve received environmental approval from the Chilean government to build the 390 MW solar thermal power station with 5.1 GW of energy storage. The Likana Solar Energy Project in the Antofagasta region of Chile will be able to deliver 390 MW of continuous output at a capacity factor equal to a fossil-fuel power plant. The project […]
Sungrow to provide storage system for PV + storage project in Bahamas
July 20, 2017
Sungrow, the global leading PV inverter system solution supplier, has announced to have provided the entire energy storage system for a PV + storage project in the Bahamas. The highly integrated 500kWh energy storage system, which is customized for the North American C&I market and consists of a 250kW storage inverter and 500kWh of lithium ion […]
Dominican Republic identifies 1.8 GW of solar potential and looks to energy storage
July 14, 2017
The Dominican Republic has theoretically a solar potential of 50 gigawatts, according to a recent study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The executive director of the National Energy Commission (CNE), Juan Rodríguez Nina, has stated, however, that the real potential of the country can reach a maximum of 1.8 gigawatts. “This deviation between the […]
JPS Board approves groundbreaking energy solution for Jamaica
June 20, 2017
The JPS Board of Directors, has approved a ground breaking hybrid energy storage solution, which pending approval from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), will be the first of its kind in the Caribbean. The innovation will help to secure grid stability and reliability, in the face of increasing intermittent renewable energy. The energy storage […]