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Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables by 2020

January 13, 2016

A statement released last week reported that Nicaraguan officials have joined the clean energy revolution by setting aggressive goals for decreasing dependence on foreign oil. Nicaragua aims to source 75% of its energy from renewables by 2017 and 90% by 2020. 54% of Nicaragua’s electricity supply is currently sourced from renewables and the outlook for […]

Webinar on the new Sustainable Energy Marketplace for Latin America and the Caribbean

November 24, 2015

A new program through the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Inter-American Development will soon make grant funding available to anyone who is involved in developing, financing or maintaining sustainable energy projects in Latin America and the Caribbean through the Sustainable Energy Marketplace. A webinar on the Sustainable Energy Marketplace will take place at 9 […]

Caribbean Seeks Funding for Renewable Energy Mix

August 1, 2015

Referring to the Caribbean as “a ticking time bomb,” president of the Ocean Geothermal Energy Foundation (OGEF), Jim Shnell, highlighted the importance of transitioning to reducing the pace of climate change by increasing island renewable energy mix. OGEF, an organization that seeks to fund the R&D needed to tap into the earth’s vast geothermal energy resources, […]

Island Leaders Endorse Renewables Action Plan

July 23, 2015

Island leaders have approved a plan to further integrate renewable energy projects into small island development. Under the umbrella of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Island Lighthouse Initiative, the Martinique Action Plan, “outlines practical steps for renewable energy deployment for developing island nations, and has targeted […] the installation of 100 MW of solar PVand 20 […]

IRENA report: Renewable energy can unlock socio-economic benefits for islands

July 5, 2015

A recent study released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the benefits of transitioning away from dependence on volatile oil-prices. The study provides case studies on Fiji, the Marshall Islands, and Vanuatu.

Caribbean poised to be next hotbed for renewables, says IRENA official

July 3, 2015

Caribbean poised to be next hotbed for renewables. Earlier this week, Henning Wuester, CAMRIS 2015 speaker and Director of the Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre at IRENA, said that, “renewable energy is abundant, scalable and replicable and every [Small Island Developing State] has indigenous renewable energy resources that can be harnessed and integrated in the […]

IRENA Study on Mexico’s Renewable Energy Potential

June 5, 2015

An International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has study found that Mexico could increase its renewable energy mix from 4.4% to 20% by 2030.