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Category: Solar Power

Solarize St. John aims to lower the cost of solar on the US Virgin Islands

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanJanuary 22, 2019January 25, 20191 Comment

A new public-private initiative seeks to match home and business owners with local solar installation companies.

Solar Power Crowdsourcing, Project Spotlight, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, USVI

BMR Energy acquires 5MW Cayman Islands solar plant

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanJanuary 10, 2019Leave a comment

The Cayman Islands' only utility-scale solar facility is acquired by BMR Energy.

Solar Power Cayman Islands, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV

Industry award winners announced at CREF 2018

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanNovember 9, 2018Leave a comment

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

Energy Storage, Industry News, Solar Power BVIs, Dominican Republic, Energy Efficiency, Haiti, Microgrid, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, Storage, Turks and Caicos

The Caribbean explore new business models to support commercial solar

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 29, 2018October 27, 2018Leave a comment

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?

Solar Power Grenada, Policy, Saint Lucia, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, St. Vincent and the Grenadines

BE Solar proposes offshore wind farm in Bermuda

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 28, 2018October 29, 2018Leave a comment

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

Solar Power, Wind Power Bermuda, Offshore, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, Wind, Wind Power

Jamaican PM reveals personal ambition for 50% renewables by 2030

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanOctober 17, 2018October 20, 20181 Comment

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

Solar Power Jamaica, Policy, Politics, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV

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

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 30, 2018September 30, 2018Leave a comment

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.

Bio Energy, Energy Storage, Industry News, Solar Power, Wind Power Belize, Dominican Republic, Funding, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Project Financing, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia

The green economy push in Barbados

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 26, 2018October 20, 2018Leave a comment

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

Efficiency, Solar Power Barbados, Energy Efficiency, Refrofit, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV

Agreement reached for 4MWp solar plant in Antigua

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 14, 2018September 15, 2018Leave a comment

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

Energy Storage, Solar Power Antigua and Barbuda, Grid, Project Spotlight, Solar, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV, Storage

100 per cent clean: Jamaica’s clean energy transition

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanSeptember 11, 2018September 11, 2018Leave a comment

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.”

Solar Power, Wind Power infrastructure, Jamaica, Microgrid, Policy, Solar, Solar PV, Wind, Wind Power

Dominica cementing its position as a renewable energy trailblazer

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanAugust 24, 2018August 25, 2018Leave a comment

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

Geothermal, Solar Power Dominica, Geothermal, Resilience, Resiliency, Solar, Solar PV

New CARICOM-led credit risk initiative announced

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanAugust 22, 2018Leave a comment

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.

Efficiency, Solar Power, Wind Power CARICOM, Funding, Guyana, Project Financing

The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanAugust 14, 20182 Comments

More than 40 businesses and 26 Caribbean countries have joined together in support of a $1bn project to create the world's first 'climate smart zone' and help fast track low carbon development across the region.

Bio Energy, Efficiency, Energy Storage, Solar Power, Transport, Wind Power Belize, Cities, Funding, Grenada, infrastructure, Jamaica, Project Financing, Resilience, Resiliency

In the BVIs, hurricane whips up green energy transition

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanAugust 1, 2018Leave a comment

If there is a silver lining to the trauma of a blanket power outage amid a humanitarian crisis, it is the growing urgency of bolstering the electricity grid with renewable energy.

Geothermal, Solar Power BVIs, Geothermal, Grid, infrastructure, Resiliency, Solar

Guyana secures deal with Japan for $17.8m in renewable energy and LED street lighting

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanJuly 19, 2018July 20, 20181 Comment

The deal will expand the use of energy-saving street lamps; as well as, improve the efficiency of the power system in the City of Georgetown and the surrounding areas.

Efficiency, Solar Power Energy Efficiency, Funding, Grid, Guyana, LED, Policy, Solar Photovoltaic, Solar PV

Out with the old and in with the new for Trinidad & Tobago

by Renewable Energy CaribbeanJuly 18, 2018August 9, 20181 Comment

Government plans to revitalize its utility sector with greater inclusion of renewable energy including solar and wind power.

Solar Power, Wind Power infrastructure, Policy, Solar, Trinidad and Tobago, Utility, Wind, Wind Power

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