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Update on St. Kitts & Nevis geothermal projects
May 10, 2016
At a regional CARICOM-sponsored geothermal meeting, Energy Minister Ian Patches Liburd announced that St. Kitts and Nevis are pursuing separate geothermal exploration projects. “The federation of St Kitts and Nevis as a destination is therefore self sufficient in opportunities for solar, wind and geothermal powered development. For that reason as a responsible administration it is […]
Latin America eyes volcanoes to fire up clean development
May 6, 2016
Mexico and Costa Rica plan to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels via geothermal and hydropower, part of an effort to meet the goal adopted by governments in the new Paris climate change agreement to keep global temperature rise “well below” 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. In 2015, 73 percent of Costa Rica’s energy […]
Fortune favors the bold: St. Vincent moves swiftly to develop geothermal
May 2, 2016
In a region which has struggled to get its geothermal ducks in a row, everything appears to be coming together in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, for what could be the first geothermal project built in the Caribbean in 30 years. “There’s no reason we should be the first, but we might be because we […]
IDB funds geothermal survey in Dominican Republic
April 29, 2016
The Inter-American Development Bank has awarded the government of the Dominican Republic a $200,000 grant to conduct a 12-month study of geothermal potential. The “Specific Agreement to Evaluate the Geothermal Potential of the Dominican Republic” will examine whether there’s enough high geothermal energy to produce electricity.
St. Kitts geothermal explorations results to be published soon
April 28, 2016
St. Kitts Energy Minister Ian Liburd recently announced that the results of geothermal exploration studies conducted by Teranov in St. Kitts will be published soon. “As we speak the findings of the geophysicist, the geochemist and the geologist are being evaluated at the University of France in Paris and in the next couple of weeks […]
Contract signed for the drilling of the 3rd geothermal exploration well on Montserrat
April 27, 2016
With the help of the UK Department of International Development (DFID), Montserrat will drill a third well for geothermal exploration. A joint statement by the Government of Montserrat and the DFID on Tuesday announced the award of a £5.1m contract for drilling to the Iceland Drilling Company (IDC). The exploratory well will be located in […]
Dominica invites private sector to play a role in geothermal
April 25, 2016
Dominica’s Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said that small island states often have to choose between renewable energy investment and other projects. “We should never have a situation where our country should have to make a determination on whether we advance our renewable energy initiatives or divert the resources to other areas,” Skerrit said. The Prime […]
St Lucia on target to begin exploratory geothermal drilling
April 17, 2016
St. Lucia recently completed surface exploration studies for geothermal resource conditions and is on track to begin exploratory drilling soon. Developing geothermal energy in St. Lucia will allow the small island state to reduce dependence on fossil fuels for energy generation. Geothermal energy will play a key role in achieving the country’s goal of sourcing […]
Could Mexico become a geothermal giant?
March 27, 2016
Mexico, the world’s fifth-largest producer of geothermal energy, is home to promising near-the-surface geothermal fields, says the U.S. Geological Survey. At present, Mexico’s geothermal plants produce 980 MW of power, about 1.6% of the nation’s electricity. Several companies are currently working with Mexico’s government to explore opportunities for future geothermal projects. While Mexico […]