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Call for proposals from energy project sponsors in LAC region
March 1, 2019
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced a call for ‘initial proposals from project sponsors’ in Latin America and the Caribbean, its press release read. Project sponsors in LAC, or U.S. companies with project sponsors in the region are invited to submit an initial concept paper to be considered for feasibility studies funding or […]
Geothermal power plant in Costa Rica to start operating this month
March 1, 2019
A new geothermal power plant in Costa Rica, the sixth in the country, will enter into commission this month. The Pailas II geothermal power plant will add 55MW to the installed geothermal energy capacity of 207MW. This project will generate enough energy for an estimated 55 000 homes, and electricity will be provided at a […]
Study of feasibility for tidal energy technology in the Eastern Caribbean announced
February 28, 2019
Minesto has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government of Antigua and Barbuda to start a study of feasibility for a potential tidal energy project. The Swedish marine energy technology developer Minesto uses ocean currents and tidal streams to produce electricity. The study facilitated by the United Nations Office for Project Services Antigua and […]
Dominican Republic breaks ground on PV plant
February 28, 2019
The Dominican Republic has broken ground on a new 5MW solar PV project. U.S. company WCG Energy Ltd started the installation of the photovoltaic park. The solar energy park is located in Mata de Palma, Guerra, and will provide 80 000 inhabitants with electricity. The project will provide 110 million KW per year of clean […]
New energy storage solution for Bermuda
February 27, 2019
French company Saft will deliver a turnkey order to supply an energy storage system to the Bermuda Electric Company (BELCO). The turnkey provided by Saft will help the system supply up to 10 MW power for spinning reserves, and to maintain grid stability. This new project follows from the Electricity Act passed by the Government […]
1.25 MW solar PV plant inaugurated in Cuba
February 26, 2019
A new solar energy park has been inaugurated in Cuba. The photovoltaic project was financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development. Located in the province of Sancti Spiritus, the solar park will generate approximately 1, 875 MWh per year, which will be fed into the National Electro-Energetic System (SEN). The solar park will also […]
Largest solar park in Costa Rica completed
February 25, 2019
The Cooperative Solar Park, a 5MW solar energy project in Costa Rica, has been completed, announced the North Zone Electrification Cooperative. It is the largest solar park in the country, alongside another 5MW solar park run by the Costa Rica Institute of Electricity. The solar project consists of 19 000 solar panels. It will generate […]
German wind project developer enters market in Panama
February 25, 2019
PNE AG, a German wind projects developer, has bought five wind energy projects in Panama – their first movie for entering the Latin American renewable energy market. The company delivers clean energy projects through their phases of development, project planning, realisation, financing and operation. Their operations are international, with a presence in fourteen countries on […]
Jamaican project harnesses solar energy to produce drinking water
February 22, 2019
Solar Buzz Jamaica has finalised a project at the University Hospital of the West Indies Children’s Ward which produces drinking water from sunlight and air. The off-grid and self-sufficient hydro panel system uses a technology called Source. With advanced water capture technology, it harnesses air and sunlight to produce from four to ten litres a […]