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Op-Ed: Energy Generation in the Caribbean Needs to Change, Part 2
By Paul Hay Op-Ed Contributor In part 1, I made the point that Caribbean states cannot depend on monopoly power providers to implement their renewable energy policies. But, a strategy needs to be effected that enables operation of independent power […]
Jamaica Aiming to Generate 30 Percent of Energy from Renewables by 2030
Above: a Caribbean wind farm (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Jamaica is committed to diversifying its energy generation, and is aiming to generate 30 percent of its energy mix from renewables by 2030, according to State Minister for […]
New Puerto Rico Wind Farm Project Begins Operations in Santa Isabel
Above: the new Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind farm By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico’s new Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind project has begun operations and is now producing clean energy. The Pattern Energy project, which was […]
St Kitts and Nevis PM Denzil Douglas: “Green Energy is the Destination”
Above: WindWatt’s wind farm in Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Green energy is the destination for the Caribbean, and there is no turning back, St Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Denzil Douglas told diplomats at the Third […]
Bahamas Developing Manufacturing Plan, With Energy Costs in Mind
Above: Bahamian Minister of Financial Services Ryan Pinder at the Nautilus Plant (BIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff While manufacturing Bahamian goods for export and local distribution is an important part of developing the country’s economy, energy costs are […]
Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuño Launches New Punta Lima Wind Farm
Above: Governor Luis Fortuño touring turbines at the Santa Isabel farm earlier this year (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Puerto Rico has unveiled the Punta Lima wind farm in Naguamo, the second wind farm to be launched in […]
Grenada and Japan Hold Talks on Renewable Energy, Environment
Above: Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas and Japanese Ambassador to Grenada Yoshimasa Tezuka (Photo: OPM Grenada) By the Caribbean Journal staff Grenada Prime Minister Tillman Thomas welcomed Japan’s new Ambassador to Grenada, Yoshimasa Tezuka, for talks following the presentation of […]
Barbados Commissions New Landfill as Part of Waste-to-Energy Plan
Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados has officially unveiled Cell Four of the Mangrove Pond Landfill at Vaucluse, a project that will ultimately convert solid waste from households across the island […]
Interview With Barbados Energy Minister Senator Darcy Boyce
Above: Minister Darcy Boyce (CJ Photo) By Alexander Britell Like the rest of the Caribbean, Barbados is working to deal with the problem of increasing energy costs. With imported fuel dominating foreign exchange and the accordant high gas prices putting […]
United States Virgin Islands Projects Receive Green Energy Funding
Above: St Thomas By the Caribbean Journal staff A few weeks after the news of a significant solar investment in the United States Virgin Islands, a few smaller-scale green energy projects have received funding from the US Department of Agriculture. […]
St Kitts and Nevis to Waive Taxes on Green Energy Equipment
Above: solar panels in St Kitts By the Caribbean Journal staff St Kitts and Nevis’ cabinet has approved the waiving of taxes on a range of equipment that produces alternative energy, according to Information Minister Nigel Carty. The proposal, which […]
Puerto Rico’s Santa Isabel Wind Farm Project Receives First New Turbines
Above: Governor Fortuño takes a look at the new turbines (Photo: OG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The first wave of turbines marked for the new Pattern Energy wind farm in Santa Isabel have arrived at the Port of the […]
Barbados Cabinet Approves $188.5 Million Green Energy Complex at Landfill
Above: Barbados Prime Minister Freundel Stuart (UN Photo/Marco Castro) By the Caribbean Journal staff Barbados’ cabinet has approved the $188.5 million USD Mangrove Pond Green Energy complex at the Mangrove Pond landfill. The approval of the project, which will include […]
Jamaica Unveils Hydroelectric Plans, Considering “All Options” on Energy Costs
Above: Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell at NCU this week (JIS Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The high cost of energy is the biggest issue affecting Jamaica today, according to Energy Minister Phillip Paulwell. “On the matter of fuel, I […]
IDB Ramps Up Lending for Green Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Above: Green energy is growing in the region, with projects like the WindWatt Wind Farm in Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development Bank is increasing its lending for private sector projects related to renewable energy […]
IDB Approves $30 Million for Regional Green Energy Fund
Above: Jamaica’s Wigton wind farm By the Caribbean Journal staff The Inter-American Development bank has approved a $30 million loan to boost renewable energies and clean technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean. “This financing is part of the IDB’s […]
Nevis to Continue Green Energy Push
Above: WindWatt’s wind farm in Nevis (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Nevis will continue to make a push on green energy in 2012, Premier Joseph Parry said yesterday. The island has made strides in renewables in the last few […]
Interview with Roger Chang, President of the Jamaica Solar Energy Association
By Alexander Britell The Caribbean’s green energy movement has made strides in recent years, from a burgeoning geothermal sector on islands like Nevis and Dominica to wind farms like the one at Wigton in Jamaica. It’s Jamaica, however, which is […]
For Many Jamaicans, Green Energy Struggles to Catch On
Above: the wind farm at Wigton Jamaican Energy Minister Clive Mullings said he is not happy with the current take-up level of renewable energy devices in the country. The level of response to renewables was not comforting, he said, against […]
Jamaica Looks to Green its Energy Supply
Above: Jamaica’s Wigton Wind Farm By the Caribbean Journal staff By 2030, Jamaica could be on its way to achieving a reduction in the country’s dependence on imported fossil fuels. The country spends billions each year to import crude oil, […]
IDB Loans Jamaica $90M for Energy
Above: the wind farm at Wigton in Jamaica The Inter-American Development will be loaning $90 million to Jamaica to improve energy efficiency, according to Energy Minister Clive Mullings. “We need to look, in a sustained way, on how we can […]
OAS Urges Caribbean on Green Energy
Above: Nevis Peak, the site of a geothermal project (CJ Photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Caribbean must strive to develop and expand green energy initiatives, OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert Ramdin urged yesterday at a conference in Suriname. […]
In BVI, a Push to Change Energy Law
By Alexander Britell From Dominica to Jamaica, the Caribbean’s green energy movement has made significant strides over the last several years. But for those in the British Virgin Islands, going green can be a bit more difficult. Despite growing support […]
St Kitts Wind Farm Contract Under Review
Above: WindWatt’s wind farm in Nevis (Photo: CJ) A contract signed by the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation to fund the first phase of the wind farm at Bel Vue in St Kitts is under review, according to Prime […]
Jamaica Begins Wind Mapping Study
Above: the wind farm at Wigton In a bid to improve its renewable energy strategy, the Jamaican government is commissioning a Wind Mapping study undertaken by Wigton Wind Farm Limited, which controls the country’s only wind farm. Wigton Wind Farm […]
How This Aruba Resort Sets the Standard for Sustainability
Growing up on a farm gave Ewald Biemans a love of nature, but it was watching Aruba grow into a global tourist destination drawing millions of visitors each year that spurred him to create arguably the most environmentally responsible resort […]
A New Tiny Caribbean Beach Hotel, South of Tulum
The Mexican Caribbean’s hottest beach spot is getting a tiny new beach hotel, Caribbean Journal has learned. It’s called Casa Chablé, and it’s set to open its doors on Nov. 1, 2022. But while Tulum is its nearest destiantion, it’s […]
A Clean, Reliable Power Solution for Caribbean Hotels and Resorts
By Alexander Britell It’s one of the biggest issues for any large resort or project in the Caribbean: power generation. And it’s even harder to do so in a clean, green, cost-effective way. More and more projects in the region […]
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