Sustainable Energy Development News Review April 2012

Sustainable Energy & Development News VOL.1 APRIL 2012

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 Now Across The Region...

Small island states in Renewable “clean” Energy race Dominica leads group of 52 small island developing states aiming for a 45% cut in emissions in the next 18 years. They seldom meet on the cricket or football fields, but the world’s small island developing states are informally competing with each other to be the first to ditch fossil fuels and embrace clean energy. Read more

Bahamas achieves ‘Substantial’ Energy training milestone- in Solar Energy THE Bahamas yesterday achieved a “fairly substantial” milestone by becoming the first Caribbean country outside Jamaica to establish an in-country, internationally recognised certification course for renewable energy installation, via a partnership that also involves BTVI. Read more

Barbados Declaration on achieving sustainable energy for all in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) We, the Ministers and other Heads of Delegation of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) present at the Ministerial Conference on “Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in SIDS – Challenges, Opportunities, Commitments” in Bridgetown, Barbados 7-8 May 2012.

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30-4-2012 ||UTech in Jamaica enters energy innovation contest UTech’s project team comprises Professor Homero Silva-Serrano (Project Leader), School of Public Health & Health Technology; Dr. Ruth Potopsingh, School of Graduate Studies, Research & Entrepreneurship; Dr. Debbie-Ann Gordon-Smith, Faculty of Science & Sport; and Dr. Earle Wilson, Faculty of Engineering & Computing. Read more 30-4-2012 ||Antigua & Barbuda Official mulls waste-to-energy project Corthwright Marshall, newly elected chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Committee on Sustainable Tourism, believes Antigua & Barbuda should seriously consider a waste-to-energy project similar to what is in the pipeline for St Kitts & Nevis. Read more 27-4-2012 || UN Praises Cuba’s use of Renewable Energy sources Vincent Kitio, Chief of the Urban Energy Section at the UN-Habitat organization praised the efforts of Cuba to spread the use of renewable energy. Read more 27-4-2012 || Anguilla Takes Another Step Toward Renewables Nearly 100 Anguillan stakeholders gather at a Government of Anguilla Workshop to hear initial recommendations for the integration of Renewables into Anguilla’s Energy profile. Read more 27-4-2012 || Anguilla Renewable Energy Integration Stakeholder Workshop- OPENING REMARKS by Hon. Evan Gumbs, Minister with responsibility for Energy ”My task here this morning is two fold, firstly, to provide brief remarks on the Anguilla Renewable Energy Integration Stakeholder Workshop; and secondly, to declare the workshop officially open.” Read more

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26-4-2012 || Solamon Energy Corp. proudly announced the launch of its Solar Calculator According to the company’s press release, visitors to the Solamon website can simply select the location on the map of Jamaica, enter the monthly electricity consumption and the site will calculate the approximate Solar PV system required to power the business or home.

Read more 24-4-2012 ||St. Kitts – Nevis partners with Taiwan on Renewable Energy Minister of Public Utilities Hon. Earl Asim Martin was on hand to receive a cheque to fund a pilot project that would see the installation of 100 LED Smart Lights along the Kim Collins Highway and a portion of the Frigate Bay Road. Read more 24-4-2012 || CARILEC to host Renewable Energy Technologies & Generation Dispatch Optimization Workshops The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Cooperation (CARILEC), in association with the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS), will be hosting two workshops on renewable energy technologies and generation dispatch optimization in Kingston between May 7 and 11.

Read more 24-4-2012 ||International|| IRENA’s Renewable Energy Learning Partnership platform launched The IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership has been designed for worldwide use by learners – including students, vocational trainees and other professionals looking to develop and update their renewable energy knowledge; education and training providers; as well as government entities and decision makers. It can be accessed at www. irelp.org. Read more 24-4-2012 ||EUCI’s Jamaica Power Summit Delivers an engaging forum on power issues and opportunities for Jamaica.

The EUCI Jamaica Power Summit held in Kingston, Jamaica April 1920, 2012 was opened by remarks from the Honorable Philip Paulwell, Minister of Science & Technology, Energy & Mining who took the opportunity to give several key updates on Jamaica’s energy future, focus and drive. Read more 24-4-2012 ||Bahamas Waste In 135% profits rise Bahamas Waste’s waste cooking oil (WVO) and cardboard recycling initiatives have yet to positively impact the company’s bottom line, generating losses of $179,773 and $149,800, respectively, for the 12 months to end-December 2011. Despite this performance, it was indicated that progress was being made on both fronts. Read more 24-4-2012 || Jamaica Energy Council holds first meeting The main areas of focus under the purview of the JEC include: energy policies; energy conservation and efficiency; public education; electricity (light and power); development of energy resources; renewable energy resources, including but not limited to solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal and ocean thermal energy sources; alternative energy resources. Read more

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22-4-2012 || Renewable energy in the Caribbean discussed at Guyana forum The session, part of the CTO’s 13th annual conference, featured experts examining and discussing the region’s many possibilities for utilizing reusable energy sources such as solar, wind and biomass power production. Read more 20-4-2012 ||Guyana considers utilizing landfills for energy with UK company The tourist brochure shows pictures of lovely white sandy beaches, tall coconut trees and rolling mountains. But the picture has been changing in recent years as Caribbean countries grapple with millions of tonnes of household waste that sometimes scar the landscape. A United Kingdom-based Waste to Energy firm is partnering with some Caribbean countries to convert garbage into electricity Read more 18-4-2012 || CDKN-sponsored project in Anguilla generates great interest at the Barbados Power Summit sponsored project in Anguilla offers important lessons learned. CDKN has hired world class international expertise, to advise the government of Anguilla on how to improve Anguilla’s legal and regulatory framework to enable integration of renewable energy. Read more 17-4-2012 ||UTech collaborates with German Embassy for Sustainable Energy Conference and Exposition The conference and exposition will include a series of activities and events designed to increase public awareness on issues and technologies related to renewable energy and energy efficiency in Jamaica. Read more

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16-4-2012 || Innovative ideas sought for Caribbean energy needs The contest launched with a regional marketing campaign entitled “What’s your bright IDEA?” to encourage people to come forward with innovative solutions to energy problems that have local or regional benefits, provide jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Read more 14-4-2012 ||Barbados to build first waste to energy plant at major landfill A waste-to-energy facility expected to process approximately 350 tonnes of solid waste a day, and provide between 10 to 14 megawatts of electricity is on the cards for Barbados. Read more

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11-4-2012 || ASU conducts renewable policy workshop in Guyana The policy workshop was part of “VOCTEC” – Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy – a five-year, $10 million agreement ASU’s College of Technology and Innovation (CTI) has with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to improve the sustainability of renewable energy investments in developing countries. Read more

VACANCIES REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTS & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Sustainable Energy Financing Guide for the Caribbean Region 2012 Renewable Energy Projects of the Year Awards Caribbean Idea Marketplace Business Plan Competition Student Program for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE) EDULINK II Call for Proposals Launched ECPA Central America and Caribbean Regional Clean Energy Program EUCARINET 2012 Travel Grant Scheme Request for Proposals:Sustainable Energy Financing Guide for the Caribbean Region

10-4-2012 || Major steps forward for Renewable Ocean Thermal Energy in Curaçao As part of the opening ceremony of Bluerise’s OTEC Advanced Research and Demonstration Prototype at the Delft University of Technology, Curaçao Airport Holding N.V. (CAH) and Bluerise B.V. have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to further strengthen their cooperation in realizing an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant. Read more 10-4-2012 ||Anguilla turning to Renewable Energy The rapid escalation in the cost of electricity has prompted the Anguilla government to craft a renewable energy project in the hope of providing reliable, environmentally more sustainable electricity at lower cost. Read more 8-4-2012 || Dominica and IFC sign contract on support for Geothermal development The IFC and Dominica have signed an MOU for technical support and capacity improvements for the continued development of geothermal resources in Dominica. Read more 8-4-2012 ||Barbados launches Multiple Source–Multiple Use Renewable Energy Plan Barbados relies almost entirely (96%) on fuel oil and diesel to generate electricity; 90% of it imported. Barbados’s bill for oil imports in 2009 and 2010 totaled some $230 million, which amounts to nearly 6% of national GDP, about what it spends on education. Read more 7-4-2012 ||Cornwall College in Jamaica to go Solar The installation of solar electricity will be done in different phases, starting with the administrative block. Phase one of the proposed system size is based on an available space of 13.7kW, and will consist of 64 215-watt panels, two 5,000W 50hz 240V grid tie/off grid inverters, a rack-mounting system, and a data-monitoring and reporting system.

Read more 4-4-2012 ||UNSG Report highlights potential of marine Renewable Energies in SIDS/ Caribbean The UN Secretary-General has released his report on oceans and the law of the sea, which focuses on marine renewable energies. The report highlights that small island developing States (SIDS), with large coastal populations, little infrastructure in the coastal zones and few alternative energy resources, are well situated for growth of ocean thermal energy conversion. Read more 7-1-2012 ||Lenders see business potential in renewable energy lines for homes in Jamaica Communications and other Workers of Jamaica Co-operative Credit Union Limited (C&WJCCU) has joined other lenders offering low-price energy loans, at 9.5 per cent interest per annum, to tap into a market of disaffected Jamaica Public service customers looking to develop alternative power supplies. Read more

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12-5-2012 || Renewable Energy Education in Jamaica receives unexpected boost US Solar Institute (USSI) in nearby Florida has always received a trickle of students from the Caribbean. But in recent months, that trickle has become a stream – one heavy enough to warrant opening a new branch office in Kingston to offer solar energy courses in Jamaica. Read more 10-5-2012 ||10-15% Alternative energy penetration within next decade for the Bahamas Renewable energies could penetrate between 10-15 per cent of Bahamian homes and businesses within the next decade, a local provider telling Tribune Business yesterday that consumers were receiving “payback” on his company’s solar water heaters in “less than a year”.Read more 10-5-2012 || Conference Documents- Achieving Sustainable Energy for All in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) To obtain background and conference documents. Read more 10-5-2012 ||Global solar provider to build Jamaican solar farm Jeffery Burkett, president of ESA Renewables, said here that it has executed a letter of intent to design, build, commission, monitor and provide operations and maintenance services for a 100-acre solar power park in Paradise Park, a relatively flat area of rolling pasture land in the parish of Westmoreland on the island?s southwest end. Read more

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30-4-2012 ||EU creates new Caribbean and Pacific investment facilities to support key investment in infrastructure The EU has decided, in cooperation with partner countries of the Caribbean and Pacific regions, to launch the Caribbean Investment Facility (CIF) and the Investment Facility for the Pacific (IFP) region.

Read more 30-4-2012 ||Artificial reefs strengthening Montserrat’s marine ecosystem The reef comprises about 150 reef units known as Reef Balls. A reef ball is a casted concrete structure like a bell with multiple holes in the sides, open at the top and hollow in the middle. They range from 1.5 feet tall to 5.5 feet tall, 50 pounds to 6000 pounds. Read more 30-4-2012 ||Climate change could be in primary school curriculum by September in Jamaica Minister of Education Reverend Ronald Thwaites has indicated that climate change could be included in the education curriculum at the primary level in the next school year, which begins in September. Read more 30-4-2012 ||OECS Countries Focus on Energy Efficiency as an Economic Strategy Six countries of the Organization of East Caribbean States concluded a two-day consultation this weekend at the Coco Palm Hotel, Rodney Bay, to launch officially, a landmark Energy Efficiency Promotion Project.

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30-4-2012 || Georgetown Public Hospital hopes to save big on energy after audit The Georgetown Public Hospital hopes to reduce its energy consumption by 10 to 15 per cent following the completion of an energy audit. Read more 29-4-2012 || In Jamaica, Portmore’s sewage to be redirected to Soapberry in two years THE construction of facilities to redirect sewage from four wastewater plants in Portmore to the Soapberry sewage treatment plant could take about two years, based on responses from the National Water Commission (NWC). Read more

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27 June 2012: LNG Workshop LNG solutions for transportation, storage and regasification Gain a deeper insight into: 1. LNG global market outlook 2. Transporting gas: Weighing up the pros and cons of pipelines and ships 3. Technical challenges of FLNG 4. Examining onshore and offshore gas facilities

27-4-2012 ||CIF Releases video on Climate Change in Dominica The Climate Investment Fund (CIF) has released a video on the impacts of climate change in Dominica, which shows the impacts of extreme weather events and highlights the urgent need to invest in fostering climate resilience. Read more 27-4-2012 ||Utility CEO in Jamaica Faces Twin Challenge: Energy Market in transition and customers in revolt The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is willing to consider coal as an alternative fuel source for electricity generation, but it first wants to execute plans to develop the LNG plant to which the Government finally gave the green light for. Read more 26-4-2012 || Sandals, nine others on environment honour roll According to Jamaica Environment Trust, champions of the environment are those companies that have donated over $1 million per year in “unrestricted funds”; leaders of the environment give between $500,000 and $999,9999; protectors donate between $250,000 and $499,999; and supporters are awarded for giving between $100,000 and $249,999. Read more 26-4-2012 ||$9.5-million reef project for Jamaica Under the agreement, which was inked during the opening of the Foundation’s field office in Salt River, Clarendon on Friday, WINDALCO will finance the boundary demarcation, the installation of a coral nursery, the purchase of materials, as well as monitoring and maintenance activities. The area will then be declared a no-fishing zone. Read more 26-4-2012 ||Pickersgill wants lion’s share of budget for Climate Change Minister of Water, Land, Environment, and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill says he intends to persuade Cabinet that the lion’s share of the budget should be reserved for his Ministry in order to finance programmes geared at mitigating the negative effects of Climate Change on the environment and the economy. Read more 24-4-2012 ||Bahamas national policy for the adaptation to Climate Change The Government of The Bahamas has prepared this national policy for adaptation to climate change. Specifically, it provides an assessment of the degree of vulnerability of The Bahamas. Read more

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MAY 2012 PREVIEW Launch of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programme in Jamaica The Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy & Mining (STEM) in Jamaica on May 2, 2012 officially launched the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Programme at the Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston, Jamaica. The audience at the launch included representatives from various ministries of government, stakeholders in the energy sector, academia, private sector and the press.

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23-4-2012 ||Caribbean should lead the world on Climate Change, says St Lucia hotelier Speaking ahead of Earth Day on Sunday, Eroline Lamontagne, general manager of Fond Doux Holiday Plantation in Soufrière, St. Lucia, said environmental protection and conservation were not only imperatives for the Caribbean, but also very good business sense. Read more 21-4-2012 ||Climate change efforts by Guyana and Belize highlighted in film series The efforts of Guyana and Belize in restoring and sustaining their mangrove reserves along the coast, to aid in protecting against natural disasters were recognised in ‘Living Shorelines’, one of three films launched by the British High Commission and CARIBSAVE as part of global efforts to raise public awareness on the importance of climate change adaptation and, its relevance to the Caribbean people. Read more 21-4-2012 ||Jamaica looks to save US$30 million per year in energy costs The government of Jamaica, in the next two weeks, will launch its energy efficiency and conservation programme, aimed at saving some $2.6 billion (US$30 million) per year in energy costs. Read more 20-4-2012 ||Come May 1, Jamaicans Can Apply for Licence to Supply National Grid Come May 1, consumers will be able to apply for a net billing licence from the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) and the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, has announced. Read more 13-4-2012 ||Traditional Slash and Burn Agriculture Sustainable Solution to Climate Change Climate change is the result of not behaving in the right way, according to the isolated Trio, an indigenous people living in Suriname’s Amazon forest near its border with Brazil. Read more 12-4-2012 ||Gov’t of Jamaica sets up Climate Change advisory committee GOVERNMENT has established an advisory committee — manned by some of the island’s brightest scientific minds — as it moves to have the long-awaited Climate Change Department up and running by year-end.

Read more 4-4-2012 ||Utility company in Jamaica tests remote-controlled power usage Customers in the affluent Jacks Hill and Barbican neighbourhoods of St Andrew can now remotely shut down home lights and appliances, and monitor their energy usage online under a test project rolled out by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS). The US$500,000 (J$44m) Smart Grid Interface (SGI) pilot launched last month allows customers to curb their power usage from anywhere in the world. Read more

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