Sustainable Energy & Development News VOL.1 JULY 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... First Photovoltaic Solar Energy Plant in Cuba in 2012 Cuba will start building a 50-megawatt wind farm in the Eastern Province of Las Tunas in 2013, to join the three wind power plants already in existence having a total capacity of 11.8 megawatts. Cuba will build its first photovoltaic solar power plant this year. The plant will produce about 1.5 megawatts (MW), with another 10 MW to be added in 2013. Read more Regional Project: Energy for Sustainable Development in Caribbean Buildings This regional project covers: Antigua & Barbuda, Belize, Grenada, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago. The project will build capacity to reduce GHG emissions in the commercial and residential buildings including appliances, demonstrate technologies to achieve reductions of 20% of GHG emissions and put in place policies or programs to roll out these technologies to the marketplace. Read more
Green economy to drive creation of new energy sector in Barbados The green economy can present a window of opportunity for Barbados to emerge from the economic crisis with a new sector, that of alternative energy. Read more