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Montserrat Geothermal

Montserrat Geothermal Energy Project Moving Forward

Montserrat’s geothermal energy exploration project is moving forward. Preparations have begun for the drilling of what will be the island’s third geothermal well. Montserrat is dredging Port Plymouth in order to accommodate the arrival of the vessel transporting the drilling […]

Montserrat Geothermal Drilling Nears Depth of 1,000 Metres

Above: drilling in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat’s geothermal exploration drilling is approaching a depth of 1,000 metres, the government said this week. The project began drilling wells on March 17 on the volcanic island. At that depth, […]

Montserrat Set to Begin Long-Term Testing of Geothermal Wells

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat will soon begin long-term testing at one of its geothermal wells, according to Director of Public Works Ron Beardsley. The process, which he said will take about three weeks, follows the completion […]

Montserrat: “Very Encouraging” Signs on Geothermal Project

Above: one of Montserrat’s geothermal wells By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s too early to say so with confidence, but early signs from Montserrat’s geothermal project are “very encouraging,” the government said this week. The new geothermal well finally started […]

Montserrat Nearing Completion of Second Geothermal Well

Above: the drilling equipment By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is close to completing the second well of its geothermal drilling project, the government said. The first well is being prepared to testing, while the second well has been drilled […]

Montserrat Completes First Geothermal Well, Readies to Drill Second

Above: the geothermal drill in Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Drilling has reached the “desired depth” for completion on Montserrat’s first geothermal well, the government announced this week. In four weeks, the drilling team will test to determine the […]

Montserrat Begins Geothermal Drilling

Above: the drilling rig in Cork Hill (Photo: PWD) By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat officially begun drilling for geothermal energy on Sunday, the government announced. After resolving “a couple of last minute mechanical issues,” the drilling began in Cork […]

Montserrat Says Progress Being Made on Geothermal Project

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat says it is making progress with its geothermal exploration project. The Iceland Drilling Company has already offloaded auxiliary equipment, and is set to return with the rig. Montserrat’s government says the project […]

Montserrat Continues Preparatory Work for Geothermal Exploration

Above: Montserrat By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is continuing its preparatory work in advance of geothermal exploration on the island. The first drilling rig and other equipment from Iceland Drilling Company, which won the contract to explore for geothermal […]

Montserrat Holding Talks on Geothermal

By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat is holding a public meeting Wednesday on the effects of the proposed geothermal project on the island. The meeting, which is being held at the Lyme in Brades, will focus on the government’s plans […]

Montserrat Hires Firm for Environmental Assessment of Geothermal Project

Above: Montserrat’s volcano could provide an energy boost for the island By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados-based Atom Solutions has been contracted by the government of Montserrat to conduct an environmental and social impact assessment of the island’s impending geothermal […]

Montserrat Exploring Geothermal Power

By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Montserrat is inviting expressions of interest for the development of geothermal power on the island. “The government of Montserrat wishes to explore private sector interest in the confirmation and development of the […]

Grenada Gets Grant for Geothermal Development

The Caribbean Development Bank has approved a grant of around $231,000 to Grenada for geothermal energy development. The resources–coming from the Global Environment Facility, through the Inter-American Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Facility–will go towards the planning and implementation of its […]

Antigua

Antigua and Barbuda to Develop Geothermal Energy

Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thermal Energy Partners for the future production of geothermal energy on the island. Through this public-private partnership, Antigua’s first geothermal project will utilize Organic Rankine Cycle generation with 10 MW […]

St Vincent and the Grenadines Exploring Geothermal Energy

Another Caribbean country enters the geothermal fray By the Caribbean Journal staff St Vincent and the Grenadines is moving forward with a planned geothermal energy project. The plan is for the country’s National Geothermal Project to start up in 2018, […]

Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat Eye Stronger Relations

Above: Montserrat Premier Donaldson Romeo and Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne By the Caribbean Journal staff Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne visited Montserrat on Monday in a bid to deepen ties between the neighbours in the Eastern Caribbean. […]

Dominica Says Drilling Complete on Geothermal Production Wells

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government said this week that the drilling of its geothermal production wells had been completed. According to Energy Minister Rayburn Blackmoore, the country has finished that phase of the country’s […]

St Lucia Eyes Geothermal Energy

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Following the lead of some of its Eastern Caribbean neighbours, St Lucia’s government says it is exploring the development of geothermal energy on the island. As islands like Dominica, Nevis and Montserrat […]

New Geothermal Drilling to Commence This Month in Dominica

Above: Dominica By the Caribbean Journal staff More geothermal drilling will begin in Dominica in October, according to the country’s Energy Minister, Rayburn Blackmore. The company that is performing the drilling, Iceland Drilling Company, has already arrived in Dominica and […]

Dominica Signs Contract With Iceland Firm to Begin Drilling Geothermal Wells

Above: Dominica (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominica’s government has signed an $18.1 million contract with the Iceland Drilling Company to begin drilling a pair of full-sized geothermal wells in the Roseau Valley area. One production well will […]

Montserrat Premier Urges Use of Technology to Reduce Wastage

Above: Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat Premier Reuben Meade called for a green approach to governance and the economy this week during a presentation at a high-level conference of Overseas Countries and Territories in Greenland. […]

Montserrat Aid Package on Track: DFID

Above: Dr. Kato Kimbugwe (centre) and Governor Adrian Davis (left) By the Caribbean Journal staff The government of Montserrat and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development are closer to finalising a new aid package for the upcoming 2012/2013 budget […]

This Caribbean Island Wants to Turn “Ash into Cash”

Above: the Soufriere Hills volcano By the Caribbean Journal staff Montserrat has long been defined by the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano, whose 1995 eruption forever changed its future. But today, the island wants to use the teeming energy […]

Can This Transform the Caribbean?

By Ivan Browne Op-Ed Contributor In the immortal words of Montserratian singer/songwriter, Arrow, the Caribbean is “…feelin’ hot, hot, hot!” And, that’s a good thing. With a little help from Mother Nature, the islands of the Caribbean are learning to harness […]

Time For Caribbean Region to “Attack” High Energy Costs

Above: geothermal work in Dominica (Caribbean Journal photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff It’s time for a frontal “attack” on high energy costs in the Caribbean region, according to Dr Warren Smith, president of the Caribbean Development Bank. Smith, who […]

St Lucia Increases Target For Production of Green Energy

Above: St Lucia By the Caribbean Journal staff Following this month’s high-profile renewable energy conference on Moskito Island in the British Virgin Islands, St Lucia Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony has asked Energy Minister Dr James Fletcher to increase the […]

The Caribbean Year in Review

For the Caribbean, it was the Year of the Vote. By year’s end, five countries, Jamaica, Guyana, St Lucia and Haiti and the British Virgin Islands, will have chosen new leadership, with Jamaicans headed to the polls on Thursday. It […]

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