Renewables

Cuba wants clean energy. Can the U.S. deliver?

July 3, 2015

Clean energy is a priority in Cuba. At a conference last month, senior officials announced that decreasing dependence on oil is a high priority. Can a partnership between the Unites States and Cuba facilitate the transition? What would such a partnership look like and what low hanging fruit can Cuba reach in its effort to make […]

St Kitts and Nevis Receive RE Loan from WB & IDA

June 23, 2015

St Kitts and Nevis are to benefit from $120 million in World Bank and International Development Association funding focused on growing competitiveness, renewable energy and human development.

Cuba to Increase Renewable Energy Output by Six Times

June 16, 2015

The Director of Cuba ’s Renewable Energy Department and CREF 2015 Speaker, Rosell Guerra, predicts that the county’s renewable energy output will increase by six times over the next few years.

$20M Waste to Energy Deal Sealed on Caribbean’s Nevis Island

June 12, 2015

The government of Nevis Island, a small island in the Caribbean Sea, has signed off a deal that will see a waste to energy facility constructed on the island in partnership with Baltimore, Maryland based renewable energy firm, Omni-Alpha. According to the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), the deal has been agreed between the company and […]

IRENA Study on Mexico’s Renewable Energy Potential

June 5, 2015

An International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has study found that Mexico could increase its renewable energy mix from 4.4% to 20% by 2030.

Clinton Foundation & RMI Promote Green Energy in the Caribbean

June 3, 2015

This week the Clinton Foundation’s Climate Initiative and the Rocky Mountain institute have joined forces to promote green energy in the Caribbean. Through this partnership, green energy projects from across the region will be selected, financed and developed.