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CABEI supports clean energy projects in Costa Rica
September 12, 2015
Earlier this week, the Central American Bank for Economic Integration signed a loan to support clean energy projects in Costa Rica, including solar power and biomass. The $USD 30 million loan will be distributed through the National Institute for Cooperative Development.
Saint Lucian Entrepreneurs Receive Energy-Efficiency Boost
September 10, 2015
Five St. Lucian entrepreneurs will receive an energy-efficiency boost this year. The Ministry of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology of St. Lucia has selected five entrepreneurs to receive solar dryers. These oven-dryers will help the business-owners to cut down on energy use by harnessing heat from the sun. The governments of Taiwan and China have […]
Conergy, NEXTracker launch Latin America and Caribbean Solar Alliance
September 10, 2015
This month, Conergy and NEXTracker launched the Latin America and Caribbean Solar Alliance (LACSA), whose mission is, “to spur initiatives among solar industry professionals doing business in Latin America and the Caribbean and present a unified voice to advance solar industry goals.” According to Adam James of Greentech Media, the time is ripe for LACSA. “Latin […]
Teranov and the Government of St Kitts join forces for the development of geothermal energy
September 10, 2015
Announced today in an email sent by Teravov to the market, the Government of St Kitts-Nevis and Teranov will join efforts to establish a public-private partnership, with the ultimate goal to generate electricity via a geothermal power plant. A Memorandum of Understanding, committing the two parties and governing the terms of this collaboration, has now […]
Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency to Open this October
September 9, 2015
Earlier this week, Barbados Energy Minister and CREF 2015 speaker, Darcy Boyce, announced the establishment of the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The goal of the Centre is to advance standardization of renewable energies across all Caricom nations and to allow all countries to work together to overcome technological and legislative barriers. The centre will […]
Trinidad and Tobago’s election will have implications for its future energy policy
September 7, 2015
As the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago head to the polls, they are “largely uninformed of a worsening economic outlook.” Aside from the social issues (mainly drug trafficking) and infrastructure development, the largest issue affecting Trinidad and Tobago’s election surrounds its energy future and future energy policy.
Greentech Media calls Honduras “Central America solar success story”
September 7, 2015
Greentech Media celebrates Honduras – A Central America Solar Success Story. Our friends and media partners over at Greentech Media have heralded Honduras’s policies and its utility for creating “Central America solar success story.” The policies described, along with 20 year purchase agreements from ENEE, have opened the door for foreign investment to come into Honduras’s solar market. GTM also predicted […]
Soventix breaks ground on utility-scale PV plant in Dominican Republic
September 5, 2015
German IPP, Soventix, recently broke ground on a 30 MW utility-scale PV plant in Dominican Republic area of Monte Plata. Until this plant goes into operation early next year, the largest solar arrays in the Dominican Republic comprise a pair of facilities both less than 2 MW. This project is one of three large PV […]
OTEPI, along with partner UGE, continue success in Panama with large-scale commercial project to cut energy use
September 4, 2015
A leading storage company in Panama, Mega Storage, will offset 30% of their energy use after signing a deal with OTEPI to install solar on all of their facilities. Commercial and industrial projects, such as this one, provide private companies with more predictable expenses, reduces their risk to volatile energy prices, and increases their overall […]