Sedn july 2016

Sustainable Energy & Development News VOL.1 JULY 2016

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...

Cuba Intends to Construct 13 Wind Farms Cuba plans to build 13 wind farms, including seven facilities financed with foreign direct investment, local media reported on Saturday, quoting energy and mines minister Alfredo Lopez.

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More Power For Renewable Energy Producers Producers of electricity from renewable energy sources can now sell more power to the Barbados Light & Power Company (BL&P) under the Renewable Energy Rider (RER) programme at a fixed rate.

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NEPA Launches Major Environmental Initiative Kingston, Jamaica (JIS) – The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) has launched a public education initiative aimed at encouraging the utilisation of re-usable bags instead of the single-use plastic versions.

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Singapore International Water Week July 10-14-2016 Singapore Funding & Implementing Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Workshop August 23-24, 2016 Novotel Sydney Central, Australia Brazil Windpower 2016 Conference And Exhibition 7th Edition August 30 – September 1, 2016 Rio de Janeiro/Brazil Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF) 2016 October 17-19, 2016 Location: Intercontinental, Miami, Florida, USA

28-07-2016 || JPS Partners To Deliver Energy Education The JPS Foundation recently got behind the effort to shape the minds of future scientists, partnering with the Caribbean Scientific Institute (CSI) Jamaica in the delivery of their 2016 summer camp. The camp, which concluded at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Mona, last week, sought to bridge the gap between real-life science, medicine and technology and students - in a state-of-the-art environment.

Over the course of three weeks, it catered to youngsters ... Read more 28-07-2016 || From Design To Implementation: How a Solar Mounting Supplier Is Going Rail-less Solar racking systems have evolved from bulky systems to simple designs, with fewer and fewer parts. More designs are rail-less, too, a concept that has redefined how the industry views racking. Without cumbersome, lengthy rails, installation times can be accelerated and transportation logistics can be improved. But, as with any new technology, a steep learning curve can deter people from giving ... Read more 26-07-2016 || USAID Caribbean Clean Energy Programme To Help Reform Jamaica’s Electricity Codes In a move to enhance the operations of the electricity sector, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Caribbean Clean Energy Programme (CARCEP) is working with the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) to reform legal framework. OUR joined forces with USAID CARCEP for technical assistance to develop and promulgate, by August 2016, five advanced electricity codes that will govern the sector’s operation as mandated by the government in the Electricity ... Read more 25-07-2016 || CDB Approves Financing For Solar Energy Plant In Anguilla Bridgetown, Barbados -- On July 16, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) board of directors approved a US$2.341 million loan to finance the installation and commissioning of a 1 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant, which will enable the Anguilla Electricity Company Limited (ANGLEC) to introduce renewable energy into the energy mix for electricity production. The project will also allow ... Read more

REPORTS Study on the Development of the Renewable Energy Market in Latin America and the Caribbean Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap (C-SERMS) Phase 1 Summary and Recommendations for Policymakers Energy Security in the Caribbean : Unique Challenges Perspective Paper February 2015

DOCUMENTS National Energy Plan - Final Draft Commonwealth of Dominica

Power Systems of the Future A 21stCentury Power Partnership Thought Leadership Report

UNIVERSAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Understanding the Transformational Challenge for Developed Countries

Millennium Development Goal 8 Taking Stock of the Global Partnership for Development

23-07-2016 || Dominica Takes Lead In Renewable Energy Use In CARICOM Roseau, Dominica, Friday July 22, 2016 – With renewables accounting for 28 per cent of electricity generation, Dominica is the CARICOM member which consumes the largest proportion of its energy from renewable sources, according to the newly released ECLAC study ‘Barriers to Identification and Implementation of Energy Efficiency Mechanisms and Enhancing Renewable Energy Technologies in the ... Read more 22-07- 2016 || Geothermal Development Update, And Fibre Optic Plans Approved When Her Excellency the Governor during her press confdrence earlier today mentioned, “…we have some good things happening here and we can and in my view – (should) focus on making these happen in the interest of people of Montserrat and Montserrat’s future,” there was the temptation to ask her later to give an idea of those things. Read more 21-07-2016 ||Workshop Agrees On Movement On Energy Efficiency Building Codes, Standards Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have agreed to develop strategies that promote buy-in and early adoption of the establishment of a Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code (REEBC) and a Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS).

The REEBC and the MEPS are expected to be submitted to the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) in November, 2017.

The agreement was among several significant ... Read more 21-07-2016 || Dominica is CARICOM Forerunner in Renewable Energy Use, Latest ECLAC Report Reveals Port of Spain, Trinidad -- With renewables accounting for 28 percent of electricity generation, Dominica is the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member that consumes the largest proportion of its energy from renewable sources according to a newly released Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) study. In the wake of the 2008-2011 financial crisis, and recognizing that its dependency on fossil energy increased its vulnerability to supply and price fluctuations, Dominica ... Read more 20-07-2016|| St. Kitts and Nevis Making Substantial Advances On The Energy Front Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 20, 2016 (SKNIS): The Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, Minister with responsibility for Energy, gave an update on a number of projects currently taking place in the Federation with respect to alternative energy and noted that things are progressing well. Minister Liburd was at the time speaking at a Town Hall Meeting, where a great number of persons gathered at the Joshua Obadiah Williams Primary School on Monday, July 18. The Minister pointed out that ... Read more 19-07-2016 || Energy Provider ‘Out Of Its Depth’ Democratic National Alliance Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer yesterday criticised Bahamas Power and Light for the recent wave of power outages, charging that the electricity provider is “out of its depth” in providing quality electrical services for Bahamians. Mr. Mortimer, in a statement, said despite BPL being the government’s “previously touted saviour of the country’s energy sector,” it has since failed to “provide the necessary relief and reliability of services which Bahamians ... Read more

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14-07-2016 || Gov’t Committed To Lower Electricity Rates – Energy Minister In an interview on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) television programme, ‘Issues and Answers Programme’, he said the JPS was granted an average 2.6 per cent rate increase by the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), after a tariff review. Wheatley explained that the rate increase is based on the new Electricity Licence (2016). “We are pushing for efficient use of energy. I had a meeting with the ... Read more 13-07-2016 || IRENA & IDB Commit $300,000 To Six Renewable Energy Projects In Latin America And The Caribbean The International Renewable Energy Agency and the Inter-American Development Bank have committed $300,000 to help develop six renewable energy projects across Latin America and the Caribbean. Announced on Thursday, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Sustainable Energy Marketplace for Latin America and the Caribbean have announced they will provide a $300,000 technical assistance award to six separate renewable energy projects set to be developed across Latin America and ... Read more 13-07-2016 || USAID Offers Solar Project Financing Training The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) conducted a solar photovoltaic workshop in Kingston at the beginning of the month to help local organisations hurdle the barriers to financing solar energy projects. The introductory training workshop, conducted under the agency’s Caribbean Clean Energy Program, was held at The Marriott Courtyard under the theme:Advancing renewable energy investments. It was the first in a series aimed at spurring investments in clean energy development projects in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean States, the ... Read more 10-07-2016 || JPS To Pilot Smart Homes In MoBay Rose Hall, Montego Bay — As part of its ongoing thrust to revolutionise energy savings with the use of technology, the Jamaica Public Service Company Ltd (JPS) will be introducing smart homes to its customers and Montego Bay has been chosen to accommodate the pilot project towards the end of this year. “Our first smart home pilot [will be] in Montego Bay, because we believe it is the area that is showing a lot of interest in technology; a lot of new houses and a lot of building are going on in Montego Bay. We are picking different things for ... Read more 04-07-2016 || BCCI Deliveres On Energy Security With the quest to become the greenest economy in the Caribbean and Latin America, ambassadors for Renewable Energy (RE) in Barbados have undertaken the task to research and develop energy saving products through alternate methods, and provide cost effective solutions for businesses and household consumers. Last Wednesday, BCCI added to the private sector’s efforts towards the intended goal, by hosting an informative discussion ... Read more 02-07-2016 || Minister Liburd Says Energy Sector Still Decide CARICOM’S Future Basseterre, St. Kitts, July 01, 2016 (SKNIS): Minister of Public Infrastructure, Post, Urban Development and Transport, Honourable Ian Patches Liburd, told energy stakeholders that the energy sector is vital to sustainable development within the CARICOM (Caribbean Community).

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BE IN THE KNOW ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE 25-07-2016 || EPA Moves to Regulate Climate-Warming Airliner Pollution Washington – Jet engine exhaust from airliners endangers human health and adds to climate change, the government found Monday in taking the first step toward regulating those emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency said it will use its authority under the Clean Air Act to impose ... Read more

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22-06-2016 || Grenada’s Commitment to Sustainability and the Blue Economy “I was always inspired by the marine environment. Growing up I spent a lot of time on the sea, so the oceans are something near and dear to my heart,” explained Dr. Angus Friday, Grenada’s Ambassador to the United States.

In an interview, we discussed Grenada’s commitment to ... Read more 21-07-2016 ||The Electricity Price Hike Blame Game: A Sad Product Of A Dismal Climate Change Debate Recent news reports highlighting that the price of generating electricity in South Australia has increased three to four times its historic levels have left politicians, commentators and renewables advocates in an agitated state. One side of the debate blames renewables, the other argues vociferously that it’s the fault of evil fossil-fuel ... Read more 21-07-2016 || A Plea for the Parrot Fish The Negril Area Environmental Protection Trust (NEPT) has urged local fishers to join the effort to preserve the Parrot fish population, noting its value to Caribbean coral reefs. “The sad reality is that most of the parrot fish caught is undersized and this has a negative impact on their reproduction and reef-building activities,” NEPT said in a release ... Read more

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21-07-2016 || Research Coming On Why Jamaicans Pollute The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is set to share research that provides insight into why Jamaicans pollute the environment - together with details on how the findings are to be used - next week. The research, which focused on dumping at Montego Bay’s South Gully, was undertaken in the last year and comprised a sample of more than 100 community ... Read more 21-07-2016 || Good News For Ja’s Climate Change Response, But ...

Jamaica saw a reduction in its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2008 and 2012, signalling a step in the right direction for the island’s efforts to stave off negative climate change impacts. “We have seen a reduction from about 27,000 gigagrams (CO2 equivalent) in ... Read more 20-07-2016 || Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) - Planting the Seed As I quietly walk through the mangrove forest, all around me I observe an ecosystem teaming with life. I hear the shuffling of fiddler crabs as they scurry back to their holes in the ground, I smell rotten eggs (sulfuric acid), and I view the light filtering through the leaves of the ... Read more 20-07-2016 || Govt Not Doing Enough to Protect the Environment Diana McCaulay, the CEO of the Jamaica Environment Trust, said the state is doing a poor job of protecting the environment. “I think those state functions that exist for the protection of the environment are weak and have been weak for the entire time that I have been doing this work, which is 25 years,” McCaulay said. “I think we talk a good talk, but we ... Read more 19-07-2016|| Earthquake Shakes Dominica Roseau, Dominica – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake shook parts of Dominica on Tuesday afternoon. The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Center said the quake took place at 2:57 pm. The epicenter was located 97 kilometers northeast of Roseau at a depth of 10 kilometers. The region has been experiencing several earthquakes recently. tween July 9 and July 11 ... Read more 15-07-2016|| JPS Says Smart Meter Customers to Have Greater Benefits Power can now be connected, disconnected from a remote location.

The new smart meters which are to be rolled out over the next three months will allow the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to remotely connect or disconnect electricity for 20,000 ... Read more 14-07-2016||Adaptation Fund Talks Climate Finance Readiness The Adaptation Fund yesterday kicked off its third annual Global Climate Finance Readiness Seminar at the World Bank in Washington, DC, bringing together its accredited implementing entities for adaptation projects from across the developing world. The event - organised as part of the fund’s Climate Finance Readiness Programme ... Read more 13-07-2016 || Third Quake Hits C’bean Within 48 Hours Kingston, Jamaica — The Earthquake Unit at the University of The West Indies, Mona Campus has reported that a 3.0 magnitude earthquake struck approximately 12km north of Hagley Gap, St Thomas early Wednesday morning. The unit said in a release that the earthquake, which ... Read more 07-07-2016| High Praise For Panos’ Climate Change Webinar Panos Caribbean recently brought climate change response actors together in a webinar on the topic ‘The Caribbean and Climate Change Adaptation in the Context of the Paris Agreement’. The June 28 webinar, which follows the historic Earth Day signing of the new international climate deal by 174 countries in New York ... Read more

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