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Toshiba International Corporation has sold its four-megawatt Spanish Town Estate Solar Project in St Croix to NRG Energy. The facility, which began construction in April, will eventually power 1,500 homes in St Croix wiht solar energy and create around 100…
Read More NRG Energy Purchases 4-MW Solar Facility on St. Croix USVI
Lefties Food Stall, a pint-sized eatery serving Barbados’ signature flying-fish sandwiches, recently became the first snack shack on the Caribbean island to be fitted with a solar panel. The nearby public shower facility sports a panel as well. So does…
Read More The Caribbean needs a Marshall Plan for Clean Energy
This week Cayman Solar began installing what will be the single largest rooftop solar PV system in The Cayman Islands. Cayman Solar is the latest company to rise in the Caribbean Solar Energy Market and is currently installing the largest…
Read More Largest Commercial Rooftop Solar PV System in Cayman Begins Installation
Turks and Caicos-based Fortis TCI Ltd., owner of the islands' electric utility, recently installed a 35.25kW solar photovoltaic system on the company's headquarters in Providenciales. The pilot project aims to serve as a model for solar development in Turks and Caicos where financial…
Many recent studies have shown Barbados to be a challenging environment for renewable energy and green technology financing. The country dropped 5 spots in the Climatescope 2013 ranking although the 2014 Electric Light and Power Act tries to stem the tide. In a push…
Last year, homeowners in Bermuda were able to lease solar panels for the first time. The offer from Alternative Energy Systems (AES) allows domestic users to get six solar panels installed with no upfront cost. However, there is currently no…
Solar might seem to some of you a poor choice for powering hospitals — but it isn’t Mirebalais is just an hour's drive north-east of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, but in terms of technological distance travelled, the town might as…
Read More Solar Powered Hospital in Haiti Exceeds Expectations
Puerto Rico will soon be home to a significantly larger solar photovoltaic infrastructure energy capacity thanks to a number of newly signed agreements between the scenic Caribbean territory and a number of notable renewable energy companies. To be precise, six…
Read More 6 New Large-Scale Solar PV Projects in Puerto Rico
Island regions are largely dependent on imported oil for power generation. Local governments support renewable sources to limit exposure to volatile oil markets, but barriers hinder the development of a strong renewable energy sector. In an article in Energy Policy, Rebekah Shirley and Daniel Kammen…
Read More Renewable Energy in the Caribbean: Current Trends and Lessons from History
