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April 2012 Issue of Sustainable Development News Available on CIPORE Digital Newsstand

April 2012 Issue of Sustainable Development News Available on CIPORE Digital Newsstand

For the latest issue of the Sustainable Energy & Development News check out the CIPORE Digital Newsstand. | | PUBLICATIONS...


Anguilla Renewable Energy Integration

Caribbean countries spend up to 40% of their foreign exchange earnings to import fossil fuels needed for their electricity and transport sectors.  The...


Sun, water, wind and garbage

THE PURSUIT of alternative energy is fundamental to a positive future for Jamaica. The statistics are overwhelming of the debilitating cost of imported...


SPOTLIGHT FEATURE: The Anguilla Renewable Energy Office (AREO)

What is the AREO? The Anguilla Renewable Energy Office (AREO) was founded in 2008 to promote a transition to renewable energy production on Anguilla....


DFID’s ongoing partnership with Jamaica and the wider Caribbean

JAMAICA Jamaica is the largest English-speaking country in the Caribbean, with a population of nearly 2.8 million.  Jamaica benefits from DFID’s regional programmes for...


Renewable Energy Loan with Capital & Credit

Renewable Energy Loan Read presentation:  AMCHAM || Capital___Credit_Renewable_Energy_Loan (344.5 KiB, 33 hits) Put the power in your hands: Access a Renewable Energy Loan and reduce your reliance on...


Is the global wind industry in need of saving?

China again added more wind capacity in 2011 than did the United States: 2.6 times as much, according to the Global Wind Energy Council.[i] But...


CREF Final Report 2011

October 12-14, 2011 Hilton, Bridgetown, Barbados »  CREF2011|| Final Report (745.4 KiB, 19 hits)PDF » Conference website:...


Spotlight: Eucarinet

The Project The project EUCARINET,  is a four-year INCONET Coordination Action whose main goal is to strengthen bi-regional sustainable policy dialogue on Science...


The Fourth Revolution – Energy Autonomy

In some countries it is predicted that installed solar will reach grid parity at retail level without the need for Government subsidies by...


Helping the Virgin Islands Cut Fuel Use with Renewables

The U.S. Virgin Islands are a great place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to pay energy bills there. The tiny U.S. territory...


Ocean heat may be used to generate electricity

EVEN by the standards of American bureaucracy, an organisation that operated for 13 years without achieving anything is impressive. Yet that was the...


Curaçao airport ocean-thermal pilot set for take-off

An ocean thermal-energy conversion (OTEC) pilot project is in the works at Curaçao International Airport as part of a larger scheme to take advantage of...


Is Rum Barbados’ Newest Green Energy?

The Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados Like most industries, Barbados’ rum sector is facing rising energy costs — but one Barbadian minister has a...


Developing a renewable energy roadmap for Haiti

This week, Xing Fu-Bertaux and Matthew Lucky of Worldwatch’s Climate and Energy team are meeting with senior policymakers and educators in Port-au-Prince at a high-level...


Jamaica’s Energy Crisis: From Dependence to Independence?

As a small island nation in the Caribbean without any fossil fuel production, Jamaica has frequently found itself in a crisis the type of which is...


Energy island off Barbados suggested

The construction of an “energy island” off the coast of Barbados has been suggested by executive director of the newly formed Barbados Renewable Energy Association,...


A Sweet Solution to Jamaica’s Energy Needs

Worldwatch researchers recently completed their initial visit to Jamaica for the Caribbean Low-Carbon Energy Roadmaps project. The team discussed a range of issues related to...


Examining Renewable Energy

In today’s society, renewable energy has become something of a buzz word –   often uttered in the same breath with ‘going green’, ‘climate change’, and...


Where is the Cash? Financing Renewable Energies in the Dominican Republic

Overlooking one of Dominican Republic’s beautiful black sand beaches in Palmar de Ocoa, Barahona, a row of seashore villas dominates the bay. Throughout...


Green Options That Can Help You Harness That Bahamian Sun

The green movement has brought lots of more environmentally friendly options to the forefront when it comes to homes, and in the Bahamas,...


Our Future in Energy

Louisiana is an oil and gas rich southern state in the United States of America. It was the first site for drilling over...


About The Energy Unit & Projects- SVG

The Energy Conservation Fund was established in 2008 as part of the Government’s response to rising energy costs in Saint Vincent and the ...


Balancing energy shortages and global warming

The first wave of shock and news-making about the Japanese nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, of March, 2011, has waned somewhat, but the...




Grenada makes big move to solar energy: Lessons for Trinidad & Tobago

T&T has the cheapest electricity rates in the Caribbean which has been a disincentive to the introduction of renewable energy. However, things are...


Caribbean has potential for renewable energies

The Caribbean harbours great potential for renewable energies. At present, over 90 percent of energy used in the Caribbean is fuelled by oil....


Remembering Oliver Headley- Chemist/Solar Scientist

The sun will still shine when the oil runs out” - Professor Oliver Headley Professor Oliver Headley warned: “The sun will still...


VI should get serious about green energy

It is high time for the Virgin Islands to start switching to alternative energy. Already, the territory is being left behind by many ...


SPOTLIGHT || Renewable Energy in Turks and Caicos:An Independent Assessment

In 2010, the government of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), issued a request for development of an Energy Conservation Policy and Implementation Strategy. The...


Solar power surge in Guyana

Quite a few Guyanese have, for a long time, had a serious electricity problem. Many of our areas, particularly in the south, south-west and south-east...


Renewable energy, net metering and net billing

Driven by social, economic and environmental concerns, the Government of Jamaica has expressed increasing interest in the development of renewable energy. Facilitating net...


Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, RE and EE

The overall goal of our energy efficiency programme is to induce lasting structural and behavioural changes in the marketplace, resulting in the increased...


Solar energy only part of the solution

An official from an international oil group says that if there should be a mandate here in Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean to adapt to...


Chaa Creek applauds Japan Green gift

Chaa Creek, Belize’s first and most enthusiastic Green eco resort has applauded the Japanese government’s offer to build a $20 million photo-voltaic solar...


Saving the Turquoise – Sustainable Energy in the Caribbean.

Without sustainable practices, Caribbean islands like Turks and Caicos may find themselves struggling to stay afloat. The Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) has embarked on...


Solar-panel producers stand to benefit from nuke fears

Let it shine: Solar panels manufactured by Sharp Corporation make electricity at Kansai Electric Power Company’s mega solar power station in Sakai, Osaka...


Piñón on Energy: $4 bln for oil imports — what now?

By Jorge Piñón For the first time since July 2008, this month the average price of Venezuela’s crude oil export basket surpassed the $100 per-barrel mark....


Sustainability and the Law Transitioning to Renewable Energy

Few economies are as dependent on oil as the BVI, where 100% of our electricity and transportation is dependent on fossil fuels. Recognizing that our...


Spotlight: Bermuda Department of Energy Initiatives

Want to know more about renewable energy? Renewable energy systems can stabilise your energy costs and reduce your reliance on electricity generated from polluting...





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