Sustainable Energy & Development News
VOL.1 DECEMBER 2014
THE MONTHLY REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT NEWS IN THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE REGION”S LEADING INFORMATION PLATFORMS
This publication is prepared by the Caribbean Energy Information System
What’s Happening Across The Region...
Energy Sector In Trinidad And Tobago To Benefit From USD40 Mn CDB Loan
St Kitts/Nevis opens Caribbean’s Largest Greenhouse St. Michael, Barbados (CDB) -- The Government of Trinidad and St Kitts Tobago has received a USD40 mn Policy Based Loan (PBL) fromand the Nevis has established what they say is the largest greenhouse in the Caribbean at 24 metres tall and Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)to assist covering more than 14,000 square feet. Read more Read more Four Climate-Smart Business Opportunities Petroleum in JamaicaCorporation and Urges Energy Conservation This the Caribbean Christmas Themore Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is urging persons to Tourist resorts in Jamaica stand to benefit from sustainable, conserve onclimate their electricity use this Christmas. According to the PCJ climate-smart business models If we contemplate change long enough, it seems like we all lose. Read more Read more A game-changing week on climate Climate Concerns Rise Alongside Growing Global Coal New York, United States, Friday November Consumption
change 21, 2014, IPS In recent days, two major developments have injected new Washington, D.C.—Global coal consumption rose 3 percent life into international action on climate change. from 2012 to 2013, reaching over 3,800 million tons of oil RrRea Read more d more equivalent (mtoe) in 2013. Read more
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Behaviour Energy and Climate Change Confernce December 7-10, 2014 Grand Hyatt Washington DC USA
Sustainable Innovation Forum (SIF2014) December 9, 2014 Lima, Peru
World Future Energy Summit January 19-22, 2015 Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
31-12-2014 || BVIEC Gets Four Bids for Solar Project From the original pool of 36 companies invited to bid on the BVI Electricity Corporation’s project to install solar panels on five government sites in the territory, only four decided to submit bids by the Dec 19th deadline. At a short ceremony to announce the bidders Monday, BVIEC General Manager Leroy Abraham said that the project calls for 25 years of power production at the Central Administration Complex, Elmore Stoutt High School, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Terrance B Lettsome...Read more 30-12-2014 || Solar Energy and Storage Help Caribbean Expats Live the Good Life A sail off on the distant horizon; soothing, cool ocean breezes and swaying palms; white, sugar-sand beaches — who hasn’t dreamed of living the good life on a Caribbean island? The Caribbean islands have a strong, elemental attraction for many of us from colder, more temperate and overcast climes. For those who have ventured beyond a one, two or even three-week Caribbean vacation — or who may even have tried to fulfill their .... Read more 29-12-2014 || Geothermal Energy can Boost Caribbean Economies, Says World Bank Washington, USA (CMC) --The World Bank says a multi-donor initiative, led by its Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP), has mobilised US$235 million through the Clean Technology Fund towards scaling up geothermal energy in developing countries, including the Caribbean, since it was launched a year and a half ago. Noting that geothermal energy is an “important source of low-carbon base-load power for many developing countries”, the Washington-based financial institution .... Read more 27-12-2014 || Renewable Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean Energy security for the future Renewable Energy has created a world of opportunity for society to seek out alternative, environmentally responsible modes of generating energy. It challenges us to apply the principles of engineering and science to harness power from natural resources such as the sun, wind, air and water. Renewable energy stimulates economic growth, provides job opportunities and poverty reduction in impoverished areas, and ensures our ... Read more
REPORTS World Energy Scenarios: Composing Energy Futures To 2050 Sustainable Energy and its Use Challenges to Renewable Energy in the Caribbean Jamaica Sustainable Energy Roadmap: Pathways To An Affordable, Reliable, Low-Emission Electricity System
23-12-2014 || Wind Resource Assessment Programme (WRAP) The Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT) approved the conduct of a National Wind Resource Assessment Programme (WRAP) for Trinidad and Tobago. The main objective of this project is the promotion of the productive use of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to ...Read more 23-12-2014 || Caribbean Pacific Foundation OECS Technology To Bring Utah Jobs by 2015 Cutting-edge technology that will supply developing countries with cleaner and cheaper fuel will also likely bring 3000 new jobs to Utah within the next five to six years. One hundred and twenty of those positions are slated to be filled by the second half of 2015. Read more
Climatescope 2014 : New Frontiers for Low-Carbon Energy Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean
19-12-2014 || With Austrian funding, UNIDO to help establish Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Vienna, 19 December 2014 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation ... Read more
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19-12-2014 || Renewable Energy is the ‘Route To Go’, Says Energy Minister Basseterre, St. Kitts, December 18, 2014 (SKNIS): Minister of Energy and Public Utilities, Hon Dr. Asim Martin has predicted “tremendous savings” on the overall cost of energy with his ministry’s focus on renewable energy. During the 2014 Budget Address, Dr. Martin stated that St. Kitts and Nevis will be relying less on the use of diesel and more... Read more
National Energy Plan - Final Draft Commonwealth of Dominica Sustainable Energy Plan - Final Draft - Commonwealth of Dominica Jamaica Public Service Company Limited Standard Offer Contract for the Purchase of As-Available Intermittent Energy from Renewable Energy Facilities up to 100kW - May 2012 JPS Amended and Restated All-Island Electric Licence 2011 The Changing Energy Landscape in the Caribbean 1999 - 2008 (10 Years Impact Assessment Report) Available at the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)
19-12-2014 || St. Lucia in talks with Ormat on Soufriere development The government of St. Lucia in the Caribbean plans start of surface exploration in early 2015 and is in advanced talks with U.S.-based Ormat Technologies for the development of a geothermal power plant. As reported earlier this week, St. Lucia has recently secured funding for surface exploration. Now it is reported that St Lucia’s government thinks that “geothermal exploration would begin on the island next... Read more 18-12-2014 || NuState Announces New Talks With AMPS N.V. for Multi-Million Dollar Alternative Energy Projects NuState Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTC PINK:NSEH) announced today, it has initiated primary talks with AMPS N.V. (http://www.amps.sr), based in Paramaribo, Suriname, to enter into a license agreement with its partner The Ronn Motor Group in relation to the purchase of NuState’s IP software, GPSTrax for their multi-million dollar alternative...Read more 13-12-2014 || PetroCaribe Development Fund to intensify renewable investment in 2014 PETROCARIBE Development Fund aims to increase its financing of clean energy projects in 2014 as part of the national goal to reduce the island’s reliance on fossil fuels. The fund wants to include biogas and solar projects led by state enterprises to its mainly wind ... Read more 13-12-2014 || Second Largest Hybrid Renewable System in Jamaica officially commissioned today The second largest hybrid renewable energy system in Jamaica, a 31 KiloWatt solar panel and wind turbine combination, was officially commissioned today, December 18, at the downtown offices of Delroy Chuck & Co. The system, which comprises 99 solar ...Read more
13-12-2014 || JPS shares in Energy Talks at 10th Annual Caribbean MBA Conference The 10th Annual Caribbean MBA Conference was recently held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston. JPS’ Vice President of ...Read more
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12-12-2014 ||Bahamas Seeks Future in the Sun With Carbon War Room Caribbean nation signs up to Richard Branson-backed programme to accelerate clean energy development in the region. The Bahamas has become the latest recruit to Richard Branson’s green energy drive for Caribbean islands. Branson’s Carbon ... Read more 12-12-2014 || Renewable Energy Growth Opportunities In Latin America & Caribbean The renewable energy focus has slowly been shifting away from traditional national powerhouses in Europe and North America towards developing nations, primarily across the Southern Hemisphere. A new report published by the Worldwatch Institute has analysed the particular market barriers and growth pathways available for two ...Read more 10-12-2014 || New Study Addresses Renewable Energy Market Barriers in Latin America and the Caribbean Washington, D.C.—The region of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is already a global low-carbon leader in terms of power generation from hydrological and biomass resources. Declining costs... Read more 10-12-2014 || WERPO in Discussion for JV With Potential of Approx. 100 Million Dollars in the Caribbean Due to global warming and the rising negative effects of pollution felt around the world, there is a growing realization that we must turn to renewable energy sources. While we are seeing world leaders make plans to cut down on fuel burning and dismantling a ... Read more 4-12-2014 || LED Sreet Lights Brighten Palisadoes Corridor and Rockfort Community Night driving along the Palisadoes Road, the main corridor into Kingston from the Norman Manley International Airport, is now a safer and more pleasant experience, with the conversion of its High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights to Light-Emitting Diode (LED) technology. The move is also a step toward greater energy efficiency, as the street...Read more 3-12-2014 || Will Rollout of green technologies get a boost at Lima climate summit? The road towards a green economy is paved with both reward and risk, and policymakers must seek to balance these out if the transition to low-carbon energy sources is to succeed on the required scale, climate experts say. “I think what is important is that in most of these processes you will have winners and losers,” John Christensen, director...Read more 3-12-2014 || Geothermal Energy: Expansion Well Underway in Developing Countries The World Bank’s Global Geothermal Development Plan has mobilized $235 million for early-stage investment in geothermal energy projects in developing countries. Projects have been identified and are under preparation in eleven countries. With increased investment, geothermal energy could play a significant role in ... Read more
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BE IN THE KNOW ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE 29-12-2014 || CDB Approves Loan for Solid Waste Management Improvement and Recycling Project in Grenada View of existing dump from site of proposed Perseverance Landfill, Grenada. ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (CDB) — The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is providing a loan of USD10.7 mn to the Government of Grenada to finance a project to improve and sustain... Read more 23 -12-2014 || CDB Grant To Further Develop Vieux Fort, St. Lucia Water Supply Systems ST. MICHAEL, Barbados (CDB) — The way is now clear for the next step in a collaborative process between the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and the Government of St. Lucia which will bring a reliable supply of potable water to over 19,000 people residing in the town of Vieux Fort. CDB’s Board of Directors on Thursday, December 11, 2014 ... Read more SCAN ME AND LOG ON!
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19-12-2014 || Earthquake Causes Shaking in Guadeloupe, St Maarten, Dominica Guadeloupe (CJ photo) By the Caribbean Journal staff Guadeloupe and the Eastern Caribbean were shaken by a 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Friday afternoon, according to a report from the United States Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter was about 2 kilometers south...Read more 16-12-2014 || US Study: All-electric Car May Not Be So Green WASHINGTON (AP) — People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new U.S. study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier, worsening global warming. Ethanol isn’t so green, either. “It’s kind of hard to beat gasoline” for public and environmental health, said study co-author Julian Marshall, an engineering professor at the ...Read more
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16-12-2014 || Environment Trust Disappointed By Breakwater Construction Approval Local watchdog group Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) has reacted with disappointment to the decision of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority to approve the construction of two off-shore breakwater structures in the Long Bay area in Negril. The JET’s executive...Read more 10-12-2014|| Bahamas Joins Branson’s Caribbean Clean Energy Initiative The Bahamas plans to cut fuel imports by as much as 5 percent by building several small solar panel fields after signing on to billionaire Richard Branson’s Caribbean clean energy initiative. The solar fields, which will generate as much as 20 megawatts of electricity...Read more 9-12-2014 || Oil Price Fall a ‘Golden’ Chance to Shift to Clean Energy-IEA World leaders have a “golden opportunity” with plunging oil prices to put a price on carbon emissions since cheaper fuel makes the move less risky politically, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday. Crude prices have dropped about 40 percent since June to their ...Read more 5-12-2014 || Camana Bay lauds Solar Power Technology at Corporate Offices Camana Bay has saved nearly $5,000 in electricity costs since the installation in September of 302 rooftop solar panels at its 89 Nexus Way corporate offices. Paul Chivers, resource efficiency manager ... Read more 2-12-2014 || Resorts and Timeshares on Aruba Increasingly Focus on Green If there is one global trend in travel that Aruba is focusing on, it must be the trend to sustainability. Being one of the most popular destinations in the world where the tourism industry accounts for ... Read more 2-12-2014 || Caribbean Box Jellyfish found in Australia for First Time, on Queensland’s Gold Coast . A box jellyfish native to Jamaica in the Caribbean has been found for the first time in Australia in a canal 17 kilometres inland on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Tripedalia cystophora, commonly known as... Read more 2-12-2014 ||Environmental activist named conservationist of year Katrina Jurn, has been named conservationist of the year in the National Trusts annual awards designed to celebrate those who are doing their best to preserve the country’s environment and natural resources which are currently under attack from all directions. Jurn who has led the charge on a number of environmental campaigns is also a..Read more
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1-12-2014 || St Elizabeth communities get rainwater catchment Tanks The community rainwater catchment facility at Rose Hall was among the stops for Water Minister Robert Pickersgill during a recent visit to South East St Elizabeth. Here, Pickersgill (second left) joins hands with (from left) Councillor Layton Smith (Myersville Division); ...Read more 1-12-2014 || Government to launch major Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Project According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC, “Everyone will be impacted by climate change.” The truth is whilst islands like Saint Lucia has contributed very little to climate change, they stand to suffer the most. Like other Small Island Developing States... Read more
Platts Annual Caribbean Energy Conference 2015
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
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4th International GREENBUILD BANGLADESH
Bangladesh | India | Singapore Events / March 2015 THE GREENBUILD BANGLADESH EXPO has evolved into one of the most influential trade events for the construction industry. This is the only fair in Bangladesh where every spectrum of the Renewable Energy and Lighting industry is showcased. With exhibits ranging from signage to lighting, display to applications, chips to packaging and equipment to components, the fair offers the most comprehensive one-stop GREENBUILDING sourcing platform
BUSINESS NETWORKING DINNER | GEGES 2015 Summit Title : GEGES POWERCON 2015; An international energy business forum Date: March 12, 2015 | 0730pm – 0930pm Host: ExpoNet Exhibition & POWER CELL| Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Chaired by : Engr. Mr. Mohammad Hossain, Director General, POWER CELL | Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Bangladesh
Summit Title : GEGES BUILDCON 2015;An international Infrastructure business forum Date : March 13, 2015 | 0730pm – 0930pm Host : ExpoNet Exhibition & Department of Architecture Chaired by : Mr. Md. Ahsanul Haque Khan, Chief Architect Department of Architecture | Ministry of Housing and Public Works Bangladesh Exhibition focuses on: Energy Efficient Machinery & Machine Tools; Solar PV Technology;