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Webinar: One year on – is the Caribbean energy sector more resilient?

From our Editorial Team
October 4, 2018
To set the stage for the 10th Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF 2018) on November 7-9 in Miami, New Energy Events gathered experts from the region to assess the realities of creating a resilient energy sector in the Caribbean. The webinar “One year on: Is the Caribbean energy sector more resilient?” was held on October 4, 2018. To […]
Webinar: A new era of investment in LAC geothermal?

From our Editorial Team
June 13, 2018
To set the stage for the 5th Geothermal Congress for Latin America & the Caribbean (GEOLAC) on JULY 17-18 in Mexico City, New Energy Events and ThinkGeoEnergy are exploring the big trends in the regional and global geothermal markets and what those trends mean for the development of projects across the region. The webinar “A new era of […]
Five trends driving the LAC geothermal market

From our Editorial Team
May 10, 2018
The LAC geothermal market is heating up — but it’s a slow burn. With only one operating plant each in the Caribbean and South America, and a handful in Central America and Mexico, this region of the world still holds enormous, largely untapped potential for geothermal market growth. Financing, policy, and resource risk continue, however, […]
Webinar: Puerto Rico – Rebuilding the Grid

From our Editorial Team
April 5, 2018
To set the stage for the 1st Puerto Rico Grid Revitalization & Investment Forum held on May 8-9, we hosted a webinar on Wednesday April 4. Webinar topics included: — The grid: where are we today and what are the big short-term needs? — How successfully are federal agencies mobilizing support for recovery and revitalization? […]
Caribbean Renewable Energy: Five Projects We’re Watching in 2018

From our Editorial Team
February 1, 2018
St. Lucia solar project site, Image credit: Rocky Mountain Institute The market for renewables in the Caribbean is taking off. Why? Utilities are leading the charge, new pots of grant funding and low-cost capital are easing financial barriers, batteries are coming online to mitigate increased intermittency, and renewables are in many cases cheaper than the alternative. The […]
Four Caribbean Renewable Energy Trends to Watch in 2018

From our Editorial Team
January 19, 2018
2017 saw two cataclysmic hurricanes pile into the Caribbean and, although recovery is well underway, some islands – Puerto Rico and the USVI, for example – are still licking their wounds. Paired with a banner year for renewable energy with record setting PPAs and first technology commissionings for multiple islands, 2017 was a roller coaster […]
Webinar: Panama and El Salvador ministers of energy discuss energy efficiency

From our Editorial Team
November 14, 2017
Watch The World Bank’s complimentary webinar “A Roadmap to Investment in Energy Efficiency in Central America” held on Friday, November 17. This webinar sets the stage for the inaugural Central American Energy Efficiency forum – América Central Eficiente – in Panama later this month (November 29-30). Watch the webinar here. Webinar Panelists: Hon. Victor Carlos Urrutia, Secretary of […]
Top Five CREF 2017 Takeaways

From our Editorial Team
November 13, 2017
Weeks after Irma and Maria plowed through the Caribbean, over 500 regional and international leaders gathered in Miami for the 2017 Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum. Dialog between stakeholders is increasingly sophisticated and the pipeline of projects is deepening, but now there is a new urgency around discussions driven by the need for islands to rethink […]
Webinar: A New Era of Investment in Caribbean Infrastructure

From our Editorial Team
November 2, 2017
To set the stage for the 2nd Caribbean Infrastructure Forum (CARIF) held on December 11-12 in Montego Bay, New Energy Events and IJGlobal are exploring the investment climate in infrastructure across the Caribbean. This webinar was held on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Webinar topics include: – Investor & financier perspectives on opportunities for Caribbean infrastructure: which markets […]