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Webinar: Energy Storage in the Caribbean: Developments, Hurdles, Opportunities

From our Editorial Team
May 25, 2017
Across the Caribbean, no-one disputes that energy storage is here to stay. Implementation – particularly from a financial perspective – is everything. New Energy Events hosted a webinar on June 07, 2017 gathering a utility – WRB – considering storage options, a developer – Quadran – that has constructed a wind and storage project in the […]
Montserrat renewable energy project signals action by government and local utility
March 28, 2017
On Friday, March 24, the Government of Montserrat through the Ministry of Communications, Works and Labour (MCWL) and Montserrat Utilities Limited (MUL) released a Request for Qualifications for interested parties to qualify for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction for a 1 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage project. The solar project is part […]
Nicaragua: Vendor selected for solar + battery storage project
March 17, 2017
ViZn Energy Systems Inc. (ViZn), a leading provider of energy storage systems for utility, commercial and industrial (C&I), and microgrid applications, has been selected to provide a 200kW (four hour) flow battery in Central America. The versatile zinc-iron redox battery from ViZn is being combined with an 800kWp solar array that will enable the Rancho […]
Chile approves 450 MW solar + storage project
March 9, 2017
SolarReserve announced it has received approval from the government of Chile to construct a 450-MW solar facility with energy storage. The Tamarugal Solar Project in the Tarapaca region of Chile will consist of three 150-MW solar thermal towers, each with 13 hours of full-load energy storage and 5.8 GW/h of total energy storage capacity. “SolarReserve’s […]
TransCanada to develop $800M US energy storage and transportation project in Mexico
August 1, 2016
TransCanada Corp. has plans to develop an US$800 million refined fuel storage and transportation project. The company has partnered with Sierra Oil and Gas, and Grupo TMM to build 265 kilometres of pipeline and an inland distribution hub in central Mexico. As the principal development partner, TransCanada will hold 50% interest on the investment, adding to […]
Energy storage market to equal rooftop solar by 2028
June 18, 2016
Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects that utility-scale batteries will be as widespread as rooftop solar by 2028. Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) expects 25 GW of battery devices to be deployed by 2028. According to Bloomberg storage analyst, Julia Attwood, “Batteries could offer a whole range of services to the grid — they have the […]
PV + storage on St. Eustatius will meet 23% of power demand
May 27, 2016
PV Magazine recently published an article about Germany-based SMA Solar Technology‘s recently completed PV + storage project on the Dutch island of St. Eustatius. The system will generate 23% of the island’s 13.5 GWh annual electricity demand, cutting diesel use by 800,000 liters annually. “The project fully integrates three different energy sources on a large scale […]
Aruba: storage top obstacle for progress on renewables
May 9, 2016
Aruba’s Prime Minister, Mike Eman, told climate wire that the nation will source half of its energy from renewable sources by the end of this year. In order to achieve its target of 100% renewables by 2020, Aruba will face the challenge of constant energy flows from PV and wind sources. “When you have a […]
Saft provides lithium-ion batteries for Puerto Rican solar plant
March 18, 2016
Saft will provide energy storage for a 10 MW PV facility in Puerto Rico. The 20P lithium-ion batteries will allow the facility to store energy produced during the day, when energy demand is lower, and distribute it in the evening during peak-demand times. Saft business development manager Jim McDowall said: “In remote locations and islands, […]