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Barbados to retrofit 13 government buildings with solar PV
August 21, 2017
The Barbados government is set to begin a $5.5 million solar rooftop project in October. Local developer, Solar Watts Systems, Inc., will retrofit 13 government buildings with solar PV, with the first install at government headquarters. Senator Darcy Boyce, who is the minister for energy, has overseen the agreement, which includes funding from the Inter-American Development […]
Puerto Rico utility to add 240 MW solar
August 21, 2017
By June 2019, Puerto Rico power utility Autoridad de Energia Electrica (AEE) will add 240MW of solar capacity. These plans were revealed in a press conference by AEE director, Ricardo Ramos Rodríguez, who noted that the capacity will be generated by large-scale PV projects built through private investment. All projects are already contracted. A further 300 […]
JinkoSolar supplies 35 MW of solar PV modules to Gransolar Mexico project
August 11, 2017
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), a global leader in the solar PV industry, today announced that it has supplied 35.46 MW of solar modules to Gransolar, a specialist renewable energy construction company, for a PV project in Mexico. JinkoSolar supplied its high efficiency PV modules to the largest solar power plant in […]
Barbados looks to solar energy, energy efficiency, and electric vehicles for a 100% renewables future
July 27, 2017
The Minister responsible for Energy, Hon. Darcy Boyce suggests that Barbados will achieve 29% annual reduction in electricity consumption through a new LED street light program and retrofitting government buildings with rooftop solar. The street light program will be funded by the IDB and EU to change out nearly 30,000 street lights for energy efficient LED […]
Solar project bidders visit Montserrat
July 26, 2017
Montserrat is coming closer to reaching its vision of 100% renewable penetration on the grid by 2020 with its geothermal project, but also by harnessing the sun. In early June, the government of Montserrat, headed by Hon Minister Paul Lewis, welcomed four of six project bidders for the introduction of the Phase 1 of the […]
The Bahamas to launch ambitious solar program
July 25, 2017
The Government of The Bahamas’ intention to launch “an ambitious, solarization programme” in The Bahamas over the next five years is expected to result in numerous benefits for The Bahamas as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) as well as assist in slowing adverse effects of climate change which include more extreme weather patterns and […]
Chile’s solar thermal power plant receives environmental approval
July 21, 2017
SolarReserve received environmental approval from the Chilean government to build the 390 MW solar thermal power station with 5.1 GW of energy storage. The Likana Solar Energy Project in the Antofagasta region of Chile will be able to deliver 390 MW of continuous output at a capacity factor equal to a fossil-fuel power plant. The project […]
Dominican Republic identifies 1.8 GW of solar potential and looks to energy storage
July 14, 2017
The Dominican Republic has theoretically a solar potential of 50 gigawatts, according to a recent study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The executive director of the National Energy Commission (CNE), Juan Rodríguez Nina, has stated, however, that the real potential of the country can reach a maximum of 1.8 gigawatts. “This deviation between the […]
Cayman’s first solar project starts operations
July 5, 2017
The 5MW solar PV farm started operations in June, marking the first large solar farm for the Cayman Islands. “This marks the beginning of our large scale renewable energy developments here in the Cayman Islands,” said Councilor of Human Resources, Immigration and Community affairs, Austin Harris, signaling the Government’s intention to move forward on its […]