Nevis - New Energy Events

Nevis plans airport upgrades to enable direct U.S. flights
January 23, 2025
Nevis is strengthening ties with the U.S., particularly Florida. The government plans major development projects, including enhancing Vance W. Amory International Airport to support direct flights from the U.S. East Coast. Source: Miami Herald
Nevis 10 MW geothermal project secures development team
February 25, 2020
The Nevis geothermal project announced today that Albioma, a developer and operator of renewable energy projects in the Caribbean and worldwide, has been chosen by NREI to develop and construct the 10 MW Nevis geothermal project. Albioma has joined Schlumberger Integrated Drilling Services (IDS), of Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB), a drilling company that was hired last […]
Promising results at Nevis geothermal drilling site
August 1, 2018
Thermal Energy Partners (TEP) has provided details on their successful drilling efforts on the Island of Nevis. This discovery has made the company confident that the resources in the island are economically viable and have the potential to supply power to the island resident and industries. Given the high temperatures of the geothermal resources, TEP […]
Nevis will focus on geothermal energy only for its renewables
July 23, 2018
In pursuit of a sustainable energy program the federal government, will concentrate its efforts in geothermal energy, and therefore will not be actively pursuing other forms of renewable energy. The Hon. Mark Brantley, premier of Nevis and the Minister of Energy, stated that geothermal developers believe that the island has enough resources to satisfy the […]
Nevis geothermal resource ranks in top six reservoirs in the world
March 27, 2018
Nevis’ geothermal resource is being characterized as one of the top six geothermal reservoirs in the world. Thermal Energy Partner’s Big-Data Analytics approach (that determined Nevis as a commercial-grade resource) was confirmed by GeothermEx’s team during a recently completed geothermal flow and injection test. GeothermEx says its findings confirm the requisite temperature and flow necessary for a sustainable supply of geothermal […]
Nevis geothermal project progress: Drilling rig arrives on island
November 8, 2017
Equipment for the first phase of the geothermal development project on Nevis, began arriving on the island following shipping delays due to the recent passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, pushing the start-up dates from October to mid-November. Mr. Mc Levon “Makie” Tross, Local Representative for the geothermal developers Nevis Renewable Energy International (NREI), told […]
Nevis geothermal project to begin drilling phase in early October
September 26, 2017
Nevis Renewable Energy International (NREI) geothermal developers are preparing for the commencement of the project’s first phase. In a Sept 12th interview, local NREI representative – McLevon “Mackie” Tross, said the drilling phase will begin in the first week of October, with production well drilling planned for early 2018. “We expect the equipment to be arriving […]
Drilling rig soon to arrive at Nevis geothermal project
September 12, 2017
With limited news over the past few months, the developer of the geothermal project on Nevis in the Caribbean has now announced that it was able to clear the site for the drilling rig a mere four days prior to the arrival of Hurricane Irma. With the completion of the preparation, the Nevis Geothermal project […]
St. Kitts finalizing geothermal agreement, will explore interconnect to Nevis
February 21, 2017
St. Kitts is moving to finalize a geothermal agreement, while exploring the possibility of interconnection with Nevis and energy export. Confirming that geothermal resource exists on both St. Kitts and Nevis, Minister of Public Infrastructure with responsibility for Energy, the Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, called for a discussion on interconnectivity and energy export. “Given our many challenges, […]