Martinique

The island of Martinique will transform up to 9,000 tons of waste into renewable hydrogen, with the help of Ways2H and VALECOM

November 3, 2022

Ways2H Inc, a global supplier of renewable hydrogen systems, and VALECOM, a Caribbean ecological and energy solutions provider, signed a letter of intent to transform up to 9,000 tons of waste from the Caribbean island of Martinique into renewable hydrogen annually. Source: PR Newswire

Martinique begins geothermal talks

January 7, 2020

Martinique, a French Caribbean territory, is exploring the potential for geothermal energy, as part of an island-wide clean energy transition. Over the previous two decades, experts have identified two potential areas for geothermal development, with a particular focus on the southwest region of the island. A group of Martinique’s electricity and energy stakeholders recently made […]

Martinique makes strides towards energy self-sufficiency

March 18, 2019

With the 14MW Grand-Rivière wind park inaugurated last month, and further projects on the way, Martinique has been making strides towards achieving its goal of being energy self-sufficient by relying on renewable energy by 2030. The Grand-Rivière wind park counts seven wind turbines, and will provide electricity to 10 000 homes – 5% of the […]

Albioma announces project commissioning for Martinique’s first biomass plant

October 3, 2018

Albioma, an independent renewable energy producer specialising in biomass and photovoltaics, announced the industry commissioning of the first 100% bagasse/ biomass plant in the French overseas departments. Tests at the plant, Galion 2, began in January 2018. The plant uses mainly bagasse, a residue of sugar cane, to produce renewable energy, as well as other […]

Battery energy storage coming to Martinique wind farm

August 9, 2017

Nidec ASI will be installing 5MW / 5MWh of battery energy storage at a utility-scale wind farm on the French island territory of Martinique, aimed at stabilising and maximising the flow of energy onto the grid. The Grand Rivière wind project, a 14MW wind farm on the Caribbean island, which comprises seven wind turbines of […]

EU to prioritize renewable energy in Caribbean regional partnership programme

December 12, 2016

The EU’s $91m programme, INTERREG V Caribbean, set to strengthen relationships between Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Saint-Martin and its Caribbean neighbors will officially kick off on Wednesday 12 December in Saint Lucia. The programme will focus on boosting economic competitiveness through regional cooperation between the French Overseas Departments and their English-, Spanish-, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean countries and […]