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Greener IRP for Cayman Islands accepted by utilities regulator
January 21, 2019
Caribbean Utilities Company’s plan to wean off fossil fuels and support renewable energy integration to the Cayman Islands’ electricity grid was approved by OfReg, the islands’ utilities regulator. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which aims to introduce natural gas and increasing the storage and baseload of renewable energy generation projects, was prepared by energy industry […]
Companies competing for PR’s utility concession announced
January 21, 2019
Four proponents have entered the secondary selection phase to determine which company will manage and operate “all aspects” of Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (Prepa)’s electricity transmission and distribution system. “Now we begin the transformation of our energy system in the Island. Under a public-private partnership we will be developing a system that responds to […]
Waste to energy technology deployed in Guatemalan brewery
January 18, 2019
Cervercería Centro Americana (CCA), a brewery in Guatemala, is using Global Water & Energy (GWE)’s waste to energy technologies to convert wastewater to biogas. This method will increase the brewery’s environmental performance, reduce fossil fuel dependence and costs, improve the quality of organic matter removal, and may provide an additional profit to the company, as […]
Dominican Republic to facilitate wind and solar energy investments
January 17, 2019
The Dominican Republic has reopened requests for provisional concessions for wind and solar energy projects, “with the hope of revitalising investment in this sector”, said the National Energy Commission (NEC). Ángel Canó, NEC’s Executive Director, has stated that 2019 is a promising year for renewable energies in the Dominican Republic, “considering the interest over the […]
60 GWh wind power plant inaugurated in Costa Rica
January 17, 2019
The Cacao Wind Energy Farm in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, will benefit 20 000 homes and 127 000 people, it was announced at the facility’s opening ceremony. This wind farm is one of nine currently in development in the northwestern region of the country, and the second built by Coopeguanacaste in that province. […]
UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund announces recipients
January 16, 2019
Recipients of the third cycle of the EAU-Caribbean Renewable Fund were announced during IRENA’s General Assembly, last Sunday. Funds were assigned to Jamaica, Cuba, Surinam and Trinidad and Tobago. In total, projects will provide 2.35 MW of solar energy and 600 kW of battery storage plants. The savings of these projects are estimated at USD […]
Small-scale solar and storage project installed in Puerto Rico
January 16, 2019
The not-for-profit organisations, Casa Pueblo and Empowered by Light, have announced the successful installation of a solar PV and energy storage system in Puerto Rico. Alongside 16kW of installed solar power, two Tesla Powerwall storage systems will supply a nursing home in La Misericordia. This project will allow the community to replace its diesel generators, […]
IRENA publishes ‘Renewable Energy: A gender perspective’ report
January 15, 2019
A report recently published by IRENA emphasised the role of women in renewable energy, and calculated that 32% of the workforce are women. This key report researched the women’s roles, as workers and decision-makers, in the global renewable energy market. Considering the previous knowledge gap on this matter, this report puts forward interesting findings. Through […]
LNG power plant in El Salvador now under construction
January 14, 2019
The technology group Wärtsilä has started construction on a 378MW LNG-powered project in El Salvador. The power plant, the largest and most efficient in El Salvador, will be one of the first in Central America to use liquified natural gas. Energía del Pacífico, a company formed in response to the Government of El Savador’s call […]