Caribbean Clean Energy Roundup 2/22

Dear Reader,

With the end of year fast approaching, the major achievements in the clean energy sector in the Caribbean are becoming clearer. With a focus on opinion pieces which highlight community and political buy-in for the low-carbon transition throughout the region; we focus on an opinion out of Trinidad and Tobago in response to the new EUR 4 million solar farm to be constructed at the Piarco International Airport. Thanks to Salaah Inniss for the brief, interesting look at the TnT energy sector. Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter, and be sure to share with a friend (or two) if you find our digest informative. Enjoy! River Providence Director Crown Green Energy Services If you have any comments or suggestions regarding our newsletter. please leave them in our Suggestion Form.

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Bahamas (Clean Technica): Resilient Energy – How The Bahamas Can Be A Model. RMI, formerly Rocky Mountain Institute, explores the business and business continuity case for the integration of distributed solar plus battery systems on the Bahamian grid - and its implication for improvements in disaster resilience. Barbados (Propublica): Barbados Resists Climate Colonialism in an Effort to Survive the Costs of Global Warming. Barbados stands as one of the most heavily indebted CARICOM nations and a trailblazer in climate action. Propublica explores some of the efforts of Barbados' leaders, lead by PM Mia Mottley, to chart a way forward managing the dual climate and economic crises as firm craftsmen of their fate. Belize (Middle East North Africa Financial Network, Inc): BBS - ANCE To Support The Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme Pilot Program In Belize. With support from the Caribbean Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality, and the Association of Normalization and Certification (ANCE) of Mexico, the Belizean Bureau of Standards has initiated an energy efficiency labelling program in Belize. CARICOM (Dominica News Online): Caribbean Export and CCREEE cooperate to support sustainable energy development and create jobs. This informative piece focuses on an agreement to explore the complementarity between Caribbean Export Development Agency and the Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency. The proposed cooperation will focus on facilitating business growth, as both organisations aim to improve business' access to energy efficiency and renewable energy tools and business models. Cuba (Jamaica Gleaner) Electric motorcycles flood Havana amid diesel shortages. Fossil fuel powered vehicles do have a place in the low carbon transition. In Cuba the rising cost of petrol has spurred a new love of motorcycling - which is easier on the pocket and fossil fuel emissions. Dominica. (Think GeoEnergy) Dominica PM Roosevelt Skerrit has reported on the progress of drilling, power plant design, and transmission line construction for the 10-MW Dominica geothermal project. Dominica takes steps to add two additional wells to the 10 MW, USD 33.7 million geothermal plant to be built in Laudat. Trinidad and Tobago. (Govt Trinidad and Tobago) TT Government and EU agree on solar park project at Piarco. With the lowest cost of power in CARICOM, Trinidad and Tobago has still found a place for solar PV systems.

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Events Propublica is hosting a webinar entitled The Climate Debt Crisis on the 24 August 2022 at 3pm Eastern Caribbean Time. Sign up here. Island Innovation is holding the Virtual Island Summit 2022 from 26 September 2022 to 2 October 2022. Sign up here.

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