renewable energy

June 22, 2015
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Experts meeting to discuss options for renewable energy

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC – A three-day meeting bringing together some of the world’s leading renewable energy experts considering options for renewable energy development in the Caribbean and on the numerous islands scattered around the globe is taking place here. Organisers say the Martinique Conference on Island Energy Transitions, being held under the theme, ‘Pathways for Accelerated Uptake of Renewables’, will…
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March 4, 2015
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UNDP and Cuba to boost development cooperation, special focus on renewable energy

Havana – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Jessica Faieta announced continued support to Cuba in the economic, social and environmental fronts. At a press conference in Havana she said that UNDP will also place special emphasis on boosting renewable energy sources, especially through biofuel. Jessica Faieta also mentioned the need to increase support…
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March 4, 2015
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UNDP, IDB, ECLAC to boost access to sustainable energy in Latin America and the Caribbean

Washington, 23 February 2015- The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched today in Washington a partnership to support the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean, boosting access to energy and increasing the use of renewable energies and efficiency…
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February 24, 2015
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Showing a path forward on clean energy in the Caribbean | Dymphna van der Lans

Dymphna van der Lans MANCHESTER, Jamaica, Monday February 23, 2015 – On Friday, officials from the Clinton Foundation joined government leaders and energy experts in Manchester, Jamaica to celebrate the groundbreaking of Phase III of the Wigton Windfarm. This project is expanding what is already the largest wind power project in the Caribbean Community. At the Clinton Climate Initiative, part of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation,…
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February 18, 2015
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Grenada Mulls Geothermal Energy

Following moves by several nearby Caribbean islands, Grenada is exploring the potential of geothermal energy on the island. Last year, the government signed a “support partnership framework” with the government of New Zealand, aiming to facilitate such exploration, and now that is moving forward. The government said this week that Grenada had contracted Jacobs New Zealand limited to undertake the…
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February 11, 2015
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Sustainable Energy Incubation & Development Fund in Support of Business in Bio & Renewable Energies in the Caribbean

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the ACP Business Climate Facility (BizClim) is organizing a two-day International Workshop on Sustainable Energy Incubation & Development Fund in support of business in Bio & Renewable energies in the Caribbean, which will be held at the Creole Beach Hotel in Guadeloupe from the 20th to 21st of January 2015. Many times,…
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February 4, 2015
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The Caribbean’s Energy Potential

By Jorge Familiar CJ Contributor ENERGY SECURITY is at the top of the agenda for Caribbean leaders and it has been for some time. With an average cost of electricity four times higher than in rich nations such as the United States, high energy costs are not only a daily hardship for Caribbean people, but also one of the key…
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February 2, 2015
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Renewables can benefit water, energy and food nexus

ABU DHABI, Jan 26 2015 (IPS) – With global energy needs projected to increase by 35 percent by 2035, a newreport says meeting this demand could increase water withdrawals in the energy sector unless more cost effective renewable energy sources are deployed in power, water and food production. The report, titled “Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus” by the International Renewable…
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January 16, 2015
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Barbados launching renewable energy education

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 08 2015, CNS – Renewable energy education is about to be launched in Barbados. That is how the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic’s (SJPP) Acting Curriculum Development Industrial Liaison Officer Audrey Jones-Drayton has described the introduction of the island’s first ever training course in photovoltaic installations which will be offered at the tertiary institution. Explaining the rationale behind…
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January 14, 2015
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St. Kitts and Nevis hailed for giant leap in renewable energy

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, JANUARY 14TH 2015 (CUOPM) – The Federation’s construction of a second solar farm is not only getting region attention, but is also making international headlines. The Independent Daily European Express says St. Kitts and Nevis’ quest to become the world’s first sustainable island state, has taken a giant leap in its programme to cut energy costs. Last…
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