Julie Taylor

Taking the Time to Invest in Cuba: An interview with Havana Energy

In 2012, UK-based Havana Energy entered into a joint venture with the Cuban company Zerus SA, part of Azcuba, the Cuban Sugar Group, to build five biomass power plants in Cuba. The deal was one of the biggest joint ventures between Cuba and a British company in almost half a century, and the first notable […]

St. Lucia’s bid for energy security: Q&A with former Energy Minister Dr. James Fletcher

Dr. James Fletcher, former Minister responsible for energy policy in the government of St. Lucia, was at the helm of the island’s energy sector during a period of rapid transition. In a candid interview with New Energy Events, Dr. Fletcher reflected on prospects for St. Lucia’s geothermal project, his fears for the impact of climate change on […]

A wave of geothermal in the Caribbean – or just another ripple?

If we are to believe everything we read in the papers, we’re on the cusp of a wave of geothermal development across the Caribbean. But from Nevis to Dominica, we’ve seen the headlines before. What, if anything, is different this time around? Money and people certainly seem to be showing up at the right time. […]

Fortune favors the bold: St. Vincent moves swiftly to develop geothermal

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 […]

New Energy Events Launches Bimonthly Newsletter

Alongside a growing portfolio of conferences, New Energy Events has moved recently to provide news and intelligence on the LAC renewable markets to its constituency of over 8,000 market participants. As part of that mandate, we are excited to announce the launch of a bimonthly newsletter which will feature curated coverage of developments across the […]