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New Business Model Inevitable For Caribbean Utilities

Utility companies need to embrace a new business model built on Digitization, Decarbonization and Decentralization
Bonaire awards 6 MW energy storage project

Wärtsilä has been awarded an integrated 6 MW energy storage project contract for Bonaire.
Solarize St. John aims to lower the cost of solar on the US Virgin Islands

A new public-private initiative seeks to match home and business owners with local solar installation companies.
BMR Energy acquires 5MW Cayman Islands solar plant

The Cayman Islands’ only utility-scale solar facility is acquired by BMR Energy.
Drilling contract signed for St. Vincent geothermal project

St. Vincent Geothermal Company Limited and Jardboranir hf announce the signing of a drilling contract for drilling four wells for a geothermal power project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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World Bank to provide $27 million in support of Dominica’s geothermal development

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanMarch 19, 2019March 19, 2019

The 7 MW geothermal power plant will receive support from both the International Development Association and the Clean Technology Fund.

Industry award winners announced at CREF 2018

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanNovember 9, 2018

The best Caribbean clean energy revealed at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum.

The Caribbean explore new business models to support commercial solar

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 29, 2018October 27, 2018

Given the high cost of fossil fuel-generated electricity and the abundant renewable energy resources, why haven’t Eastern Caribbean countries made more progress in their transition to renewable energy?

BE Solar proposes offshore wind farm in Bermuda

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 28, 2018October 29, 2018

The centrepiece of the plan includes an offshore wind farm west of Dockyard and expansion of rooftop and utility-scale solar.

EU funding for geothermal pre-feasibility studies on Saba, St. Eustatius & St. Kitts

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 27, 2018November 22, 2018

Part of a large-scale inter-island project, part of the European Interreg Caribbean Programme 2014-2020.

The Caribbean should be leading the electric car revolution

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 18, 2018November 22, 2018

There are plenty of reasons why EVs and solar-powered chargers make sense in the region. So what is holding them back?

Jamaican PM reveals personal ambition for 50% renewables by 2030

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 17, 2018October 20, 2018

Jamaica joins Solar Head of State coalition to install solar panels on the Office of the Prime Minister in effort to combat climate change.

$34.5mn confirmed in grants under UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 30, 2018September 30, 2018

UAE is proceeding with grants totalling US$34.5 million to fund renewable energy projects in the Caribbean building on $15mn of projects announced last year.

The green economy push in Barbados

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 26, 2018October 20, 2018

Barbados will install 2.6 MW of solar PV across 16 public Government buildings by the end of 2018.

Government plans switch to electric vehicles in the Caymans

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 21, 2018September 21, 2018

Government plans to convert at least 10 per cent of its fleet to electric vehicles over the next five years.

Small yet strong: The Caribbean embraces the quest for resilience

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 17, 2018September 17, 2018

Lessons from the devastating 2017 hurricane season and how Caribbean nations are strengthening their climate change resilience.

Agreement reached for 4MWp solar plant in Antigua

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 14, 2018September 15, 2018

PV Energy Limited and APUA to finalize their joint project to bring a solar plant and grid-stabilising energy storage facility to Antigua.

100 per cent clean: Jamaica’s clean energy transition

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 11, 2018September 11, 2018

Scientists and policymakers participated in a forum at The University of the West Indies (UWI), entitled “100 per cent Clean, the Why and How of Jamaica’s Transition from Imported Fossil Fuels to Natural Resources.”

Dominica cementing its position as a renewable energy trailblazer

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanAugust 24, 2018August 25, 2018

From geothermal to solar energy, Dominica has managed to secure itself as a leading nation in the renewable sector.

New CARICOM-led credit risk initiative announced

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanAugust 22, 2018

The CARICOM Secretariat said that the Credit Risk Abatement Facility (CRAF) seeks to facilitate ease of access to credit for SMEs within the Caribbean’s energy sector.