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Puerto Rico’s Toro Negro is first solar energy community on the island
June 25, 2018
Two national companies, SOMOS Solar and Máximo Solar Industries, with the Fundación Comunitaria de Puerto Rico (FCPR), have partnered with the community organization Comunidad Toro Negro, Inc. to create an efficient solar energy system to power the region. The project will provide off-grid solar energy to 25 families who were left without electricity following Hurricane […]
Puerto Rico Senate approves GHG reduction bill, will spur growth of renewables and efficiency
June 25, 2018
A new climate change bill, with a focus on energy reform, has just been passed in the Upper Chamber of Puerto Rico’s government. Senator Larry Seilhamer, the lead author of the bill, developed measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% of 1990 levels by the year 2035. The measure establishes policy to […]
Renewables a Solution for Post-Maria Puerto Rico
June 21, 2018
The Department of Energy of Puerto Rico has drafted a report detailing its vision for rebuilding a resilient energy system in Puerto Rico. To prevent similar situations in the future, the Department of Energy has recommended a modernisation in the transmission and distribution infrastructure in the island and reconsider other sources of energy production. More […]
GreenTech Solar to invest US$20 million for renewable projects in Antigua and Barbuda
June 21, 2018
The Cayman Island solar company, GreenTech Solar, has signed a US$20 million deal to bring renewable energy to Antigua and Bermuda. The solar company will provide 10 MW of renewable power to Antigua and Barbuda which is looking to provide energy to more than 30 sites such as hospitals, schools, movement buildings and car parks. If done […]
Finance sealed for a 51 MW solar park in Jamaica
June 21, 2018
The new solar park, Paradise Park, has sealed a 64 million dollars investment. The project which is majority owned by the French independent, Neoen, while the shareholders are MPC Caribbean Clean Energy Fund and Rekaminar Frontier Ventures. Neoen’s project was the one chosen out of more than 20 bids in an auction launched by the […]
Bermuda’s new solar farm to start operations in 2019
June 20, 2018
Bermuda’s solar project near the airport is expected to begin construction in the late summer/early fall and will start operations in the first trimester of 2019. This will be the first utility scale solar PV installation in the country, stated the Minister of Transport and Regulatory Affairs Walter Roban. The project’s main objective is to […]
Jamaica’s renewables push brings economic stability
June 18, 2018
The Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has argued that the decision to move towards a diversified energy economy has made Jamaica less susceptible to the volatility of oil prices in the global market. The minster stated that new LNG, wind and solar projects will provide a total of 410 megawatts […]
The Bahamas aims to incorporate 30% of renewables into the national grid by 2030.
June 18, 2018
The Ministry of Environment and Housing in the country is working on a plan which will make renewable energy mandatory for the construction of new homes from the Government Subdivisions. This policy will have the objective to bring greater residential energy while promoting and enhancing sustainable development. Romauld Ferreira, the Minister of Environment and Housing, […]
Solar and energy storage gets a boost in Puerto Rico
June 18, 2018
Following the influx of new solar and energy storage developers into Puerto Rico, a new trade group has formed to promote the technologies. The Solar and Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) includes founding members such as Sonnen, Sunrun, Pura Energía, SRInergy, and Tabuchi. The group will dedicate efforts to promoting solar and storage […]