Energy Office Blast AUGUST 23, 2013
VOLUME 1, NUMBER 24
Energy Office Needs Engineer The Energy Office of the U.S. Virgin Islands is looking for a senior engineer. Among the duties of this engineer are: conducting and evaluating building energy audits; overseeing research, assisting in policy development and private sector initiatives; developing and implementing renewable energy research programs; designing renewable energy systems, and providing training and technical assistance to VIEO staff. If you want to learn more about this position, click here or go to the staff page at www.vienergy.org. For information on energy efficiency or alternative energy, visit the V.I. Energy website at www.vienergy.org
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Energy Office busy in the community this summer
Energy Office Director Karl Knight, center, took a tour of Tibbar Energy’s King Grass sites on Aug. 16. On his right is Tania Tomyn, president of Tibbar. The V.I. Water and Power Authority entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement with the biomass company in June. WAPA will pay 24.5 cents per kilowatt-hour to Tibbar for the first five years of the agreement, 24 cents for years six through 20, and 23 cents for the remainder of the contract. The agreement calls on Tibbar to generate 7 MW for the St. Croix grid. Biomass is a “dispatchable” source of energy, meaning that, unlike wind or solar, it can generate power on command, night or day. According to Tibbar, their power plant will utilize anaerobic digestion technology, which harnesses gasses from decaying organic matter and burns them to power a generator. The main source of fuel for the project will be giant king grass, which the company proposes to grow and harvest at several locations on St. Croix.
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Energy Office Coordinator Leila Muller, right, talked to many residents at the the Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agricultural Complex on Aug. 9 about energy efficiency.
The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority had its St. Croix kickoff of the Vienergize Services Network.