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Private sector in Panama issues call for integration of renewable energies
October 16, 2018
The Society for Engineers and Architects of Panama (SPIA) called for the Panamanian government to further promote the use of clean renewable energies. The importance of the integration of solar and wind energies in building and development projects was argued during the XVI International Congress for Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, and Industry. The theme of […]
Bermuda updates solar rebate programme
October 15, 2018
Bermuda’s Solar Energy Rebate programme will be updated to provide all citizens, especially owners of lower value homes, with strong support and incentives to switch to solar power. Walter Roban, the Minister of Transportation and Regulatory Affairs, described a progressive rebate, which would differ according to a home’s annual rental value – a value given […]
El Salvador to provide incentives for FDI in solar sector
October 15, 2018
El Salvador recently announced its aim to attract more investments, especially from India, in its renewable energy sector through a package of tax benefits and incentives. El Salvador Ambassador to India, Ariel Andrade Galindo, said “We are looking to collaborate in solar energy. India is becoming one of the largest countries with lots of expertise […]
Barbados gets access to millions in funding for climate finance
October 12, 2018
This week, Barbados signed an agreement with the Green Climate Fund which will allow the country to access significant grants for climate finance. The Readiness Grant agreement was signed by the Economic Affairs and Investment Minister Marsha Caddle in South Korea, on the sidelines of the fund’s Global National Designated Authority and Private Investment for Climate […]
SMA surpass 1GW of installed solar capacity in LAC region
October 12, 2018
German company SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA), global specialists in PV system technology, surpassed 1GW of installed solar capacity in Latin America, they announced in a press release this week. The company has contributed to solar energy projects across the region, including in Central America and the Caribbean. Notably, last year they supplied a system […]
Jamaica’s first utility-scale solar plant enters its third year of operations
October 12, 2018
Content Solar Ltd, Jamaica’s first utility-scale PV power plant, celebrated its two-year anniversary of commercial operation. The plant, which was built using climate-resilient technologies, produces more than 44GWh of clean electricity and powers 20 000 households annually. The $63 million project, developed by WRB Energy and owned by WRB Serra, will provide energy under a […]
Green light for second phase of solar project in Dominican Republic
October 11, 2018
The second phase of the Montecristi solar project, in the Guayabín region of Dominican Republic, has been approved by the country’s National Energy Commission. The project is let by German developer F&S Solar, and largely financed by the german fund Hamburger Blue Elephant Energy AG. With this new addition, the solar power plant will go […]
New energy plan proposal for Bermuda, focus on offshore wind farms
October 11, 2018
BE Solar has released its ‘Bermuda Better Energy Plan’ (BBEP), in response to the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda (RAB)’s call for consultation on a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This proposal, which presents itself as a better alternative to the original IRP by electricity utility Belco, is one of eight IRP alternatives that have been […]
Progress on plans for Cayman Islands’ ocean energy plant
October 10, 2018
OTEC International LLC (OTI) is still in talks with the Cayman Islands Government about the development of an ocean thermal conversion plant. The project would be the first commercial operation of its kind in the world. This technology offers clean electricity generation, and is particularly suitable to the Caribbean region, with its tropical climate and […]