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(Summary) Coronavirus: The Caribbean is the First Domino to Fall, but There is Hope

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Summary of Guest Editorial by David Gumbs, James Fletcher & Justin Locke Read the editorial in full here. The global economy is on lockdown and the predictions are staggering. What is becoming increasingly clear is that the world after COVID-19 will look very different than it did before COVID-19. The long-term realities of the coronavirus […]
Webinar | How Covid-19 is impacting the Caribbean

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On March 27, 2020, we hosted an online meeting with Caribbean leaders who updated us on the latest Coronavirus developments, and how the spread of the disease is impacting electricity markets across the region. To watch this complimentary webinar now, click here. Hear from leaders based in Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Barbados, and Jamaica as they address […]
Solving the Maze of Puerto Rico’s Grid

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Puerto Rico is still recovering from the 6.4-magnitude quake that set off massive blackouts, and hurricane season is closing in. One thing is clear—the island needs a resilient grid, now. Grid resiliency is top of mind, but at the same time, island stakeholders are exploring the pathway to 100% renewables by 2050 (per Act 17). […]
State of Play: Puerto Rico’s Grid

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In advance of the 3rd Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization Forum (PR-GRID 2020), we hosted a webinar that gathered a panel of experts to try to make sense of what’s driving grid programs and projects in Puerto Rico. To listen to this complimentary webinar now click here. The discussion covered critical issues such as: How have the earthquakes […]
Nine Caribbean Renewable Energy Trends to Watch in 2020

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A new decade, a new era for the Caribbean energy market? Correlating the arrival of 2020 with a watershed in the way in which the region operates is, arguably, a fool’s game. What’s undeniable, however, is that if evolution is sometimes slow, sometimes rapid, we are currently in a period characterized by the latter. Change […]
Anguilla bets on mobile energy storage

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Contributing Authors: Melissa Meade, Director of Environment, Government of Anguilla; Dallen Connor, Coordinator of Environmental Control and Pollution, Government of Anguilla; Alec Macklis, Founder and CEO, Gridspan Energy The Caribbean is a hotspot for innovative energy storage, and the new project out of Anguilla is the latest to make a splash. The 125-kW mobile containerized battery system […]
Q&A: Quakes pose a new threat to Puerto Rico’s grid, but PREPA expects power to be restored to all customers in days

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At least 45 earthquakes shook Puerto Rico over several days in early January, leaving behind collapsed buildings and a crippled electric grid. As of publication, approximately two-thirds of the island’s 3.2 million customers remain in the dark. The temblors severely damaged Guayanilla Power Plant in the southern region, which generated more than a quarter of […]
4 ways to kickstart the Caribbean Blue Economy in 2020

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The 2nd Blue Economy Caribbean signaled just how far the market has moved since 2018, and how far it still has to go. To shift the paradigm—everything from policy to budget priorities, business strategies to finance tools—mindset must shift first. Among some stakeholders, a lack of understanding around how natural ecosystems can contribute to economic […]
The seven key takeaways from CREF 2019

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With 500 attendees, 100 speakers and three days of panel discussions and workshops, it’s hard to distill CREF 2019 into a few paragraphs. But some critical themes emerged—along with a broad sense that we have the know-how, capital and consensus to get things done. We turned to a handful of CREF participants to gather their […]