Sustainable Energy &Development News

VOL.2 February 2013

THE MONTHLY REVIEW OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT NEWS IN THE CARIBBEAN FROM THE REGION”S LEADING INFORMATION PLATFORMS.

RFP: Necker Island (Necker) Request For ProposalsThe Carbon War Room (CWR), Homer Energy and Reznick Think Energy have launched a request for proposals (RFP) on behalf of Virgin Limited

Edition to provide renewable energy and energy services on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. Read more

This publication is prepared by the Caribbean Energy Information System.

Bamboo Charcoal Goes On SaleBamboo charcoal has gone on sale in two grocery outlets in Kingston in a market-testing phase of the project to track consumer reaction to the

product.The fuel is available at Lee’s Food Fair and General Foods Supermarket,

said Gladstone Rose, chairman of the Bamboo and Indigenous Materials Advisory Committee (BIMAC). Read more

High Electricity Cost Hindering Business In BahamasThe cost of electricity in The Bahamas has no doubt hampered the

progress of business and the attraction of new investors to this country, said Renward Wells, Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Works

and Urban Development, while acknowledging the government’s plans for cheaper sources. Read more

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MIA Green 2013“The Green Convention of the

Americas”January 31, 2013- February 1,

2013

International Symposium on Energy 2013

February 7-8, 2013

Caribbean Energy Policy & Procurement Planning (CEPPP)

Barbados Conference 2013EUCI

“Aligning Key Stakeholders for Regional Sustainability”

February 25-26, 2012Hilton Barbados Resort,

Barbados

Conference On Sustainable Development In Latin America

And The CaribbeanMarch 7-9, 2013

Bogotá, Colombia

Jamaica Alternative Energy Expo 2013

April 20- 21, 2013 Wyndham Hotel, Kingston,

Jamaica

28-2-2013 ||Billionaire Moguls Fighting For And Against Renewable EnergyTwo of the most recognizable wealthy businessmen in the Western World appear to have very different opinions on the viability of renewable energy. Richard Branson just launched an RFP for a renewable energy project in the British Virgin Islands. Read more

28-2-2013 ||Barbados Renewable Energy Association Calls For More Financial Assistance For RE InstallationsThe Association is not satisfied that financial institutions are doing enough to assist ordinary people in setting up renewable energy systems, but one player in the industry has tossed the ball back in the court of Barbadian businesses and individuals interested in making the transition. Read more

25-2-2013 ||IFC And Partners Grant $100 Million For Energy Projects In Dominican RepublicBoth IFC and IFC ALAC Fund will provide $50 million each to IEH, which intends to use the funds to expand and upgrade its existing operations and develop new projects to diversify the Dominican Republic’s energy sources and reduce the country’s reliance on fuel oil for power generation. Read more

23-2-2013 ||OAS Team Discuss Way Forward For Renewable Energy Development With Nevis PremierThe Nevis Island Administration (NIA) had collaborated with the OAS sometime in 2003/2004 on the matter of geothermal exploration because of the importance it had attached to that energy source based on the volcanic origins of the island. Read more26-2-2013 ||USSolar Institute Helps Kick Off Jamaicas Inaugural Alternative Energy ExpoUSSolar Institute to co-host Jamaica’s first-ever Alternative Energy Expo to help residents and businesses navigate their solar PV training, financing, equipment, and installation options. Read more

19-2-2013 ||List Of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficient Items Approved For The Suspension Of The Common External Tariff In Jamaica. Read more

19-2-2013 ||Renewable Energy & Energy Efficient Items Exempted From GCT In Jamaica. Read more

19-2-2013 ||Implementation Strategy For The Promotion Of Solar Water Heating In CARICOMThe Implementation Strategy for the Promotion of Solar Water Heating in CARICOM which was developed under the recently concluded Caribbean Renewable Energy Capacity Support (CRECS) Project executed by the CARICOM Secretariat with funding from the European Union. Read more18-2-2013 ||Selection Of Candidates To Participate In C-SERMS Study TourThe CARICOM Secretariat wishes to advise that based on the Request for Research/Business Proposals to participate in a Study Tour, the shortlisted candidates are as follows... Read more

18-2-2013 ||Clean Tech Can Help Solve Income Inequality In Trinidad And TobagoGermany now has more solar workers than America has steel workers. Unlike the old industries, the jobs created in clean tech are diverse rather than being housed under a few big companies. The jobs types range from working on a solar panel assembly line in a factory to independent installers and product resellers. These jobs created are known as “green collar jobs”. This article reveals how these green collar jobs can solve income inequality in Trinidad and Tobago. Read more

19-2-2013 |Statement To Parliament By The Hon. Phillip Paulwell, MP -Minister Of Science, Technology, Energy And Mining In JamaicaMr. Speaker, for some time now the Ministry of Science Technology Energy and Mining (MSTEM) has been in ongoing negotiations with the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) on a number of matters, foremost among them, the cost of electricity to consumers. Read more

17-2-2013 ||US Firm’s Experience In Set Up Waste To Energy Plant In JamaicaAn American firm hoping to spend US$700 million (J$65 billion) to set up waste-to-energy plants in Jamaica could walk away from the project. Read more

Clean Energy Financing Forum for Central America and the

CaribbeanClimate Technology Initiative

(CTI),April 26, 2013

Renewable Energy Finance Forum – Latin America and

Caribbean (REFF-LAC) 2013April 30, 2013- May 1, 2013

Four Seasons Hotel,Miami USA

12th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy

Exhibition WWEC2013“Opening Doors to Caribbean

Winds”Havana, Cuba, 3-5 June 2013

17-2-2013 ||IDB Supports Energy Efficiency Programme For Caribbean HotelsThe Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association and the Ministry of Tourism have launched a major energy efficiency programme for hotels with support from the Inter-American Bank (IDB) and international partners. Read more

12-2-2013 ||A Call To Make A Shift Towards Renewable EnergyCaribbean countries are being urged to make the shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable sources of energy. While the Caribbean is not a big contributor to global gas emissions and the associated problem of climate change, the debilitating effects of this global phenomenon is felt across the region almost daily with cooler nights and warmer days. Read more

11-2-2013 ||Cohune Nut Renewable Energy Stove Project in BelizeInteresting review from Belize Listserve engineer Peter Singfield from Corozal in northern Belize describes prototype development that could benefit from the millions of tons of cohune nuts deposited annually in the tropical rain forests of Central America. Read more

5-2-2013 ||Opportunity: Energy Professors For OLADE’s Executive Development Program On Energy PlanningOLADE is looking for Energy Professors for OLADE’s Executive Development Program on Energy Planning. University Teachers are preferred. Read more

5-2-2013 ||Energy Minister Dr. Asim Martin Gives Update On Solar Farm For Airport And Solar Panels FactorySenior Minister and Minister of Energy, the Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin during a Press Briefing by members of the Cabinet said his ministry over the last 36 months has been concentrating on the matter of renewable energy. Read more

3-2-2013 || Renewable Energy Data Available On PCJ WebsiteIn what it says is part of the push to open up Jamaica’s renewable energy supply market, the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is making an extensive range of data available for interested parties via its website. Read more

5-2-2013 ||DRAFT Geothermal Resources Development Bill ( Revised Edition)- For Review & CommentsThe further revised DRAFT Geothermal Resources Development Bill is presented for your further review and comments at your earliest opportunity. Please send any comments to fadellem@dominica.gov.dm as soon as possible. Read more

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS, EXPRESSIONS OF

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Revised RFP || Contract Title: Design And Construction Of The

Kato Hydropower Plant And Irrigation Infrastructure

EOI: CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DEVELOP AND

LAUNCH PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL AND PRODUCTS

ON ECERA

CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DESIGN SELF FINANCING MECHANISM AND DEVELOP POWER PRICING STRATEGY

FOR ECERA

CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO ESTABLISH THE LEGAL BASIS FOR THE EASTERN

CARIBBEAN ENERGY REGULATORY AUTHORITY

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS – CONSTRUCTION OF VINLEC’S WEBSITE

1-2-2013 ||Embracing Renewable Energy At Agrofest In BarbadosAgrofest is leading the way in the promotion of sustainable energy solutions. The exhibition, which will be held from February 22 to 24, will for the first time mount a renewable energy village as part of their effort, Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society, James Paul, said. Read more

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28-2-2013 || Researchers marvel at world’s deepest sea ventsResearchers steering a remote-controlled submarine around the world’s deepest known hydrothermal vents have collected numerous samples from sunless depths of the Caribbean Sea where blazing hot, mineral-rich fluid gushes from volcanic chimneys that look like gnarled tree stumps. Read more

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27-2-2013 ||Zoo repatriation programme to be expandedSOME endangered species at Hope Zoo are getting closer to life outside of captivity, thanks to a US$50,000 grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme implemented by the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP). Read more

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22-2-2013 ||NWA’s Shoreline Environmental Project Hits SnagThe National Works Agency (NWA) says it has started restoration and replanting of seagrass along the Palisadoes shoreline in keeping with its licence from the National Environmental Protection Agency (NEPA). Read more

20-2-2013 ||ENERGY CONSERVATION CRITICAL TO IMF AGREEMENT – MINISTER PAULWELLMinister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, says conserving energy and reducing the country’s energy bill, is critical to the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Read more

2-2-2013 ||Solar Streetlights Light the Way Toward Green Energy in CaribbeanThe tiny federation of St. Kitts-Nevis and its larger neighbour to the north, Jamaica, are leading the Caribbean’s search for new ways to become more energy efficient by installing new solar streetlights, a green alternative to traditional ones. Read more

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Energy Climate Partnership of the Americas

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St. George’s Declaration of Principles for Environmental

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12-2-2013 ||Climate change risk management workshop begins in SurinameThe Belize-based Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) yesterday began the first of a series of workshops in Suriname as it seeks to develop a regional approach to climate change risk management. Read more

11-2-2013||St. Kitts and Nevis to assess the impact of climate change on water resourcesSt. Kitts and Nevis is getting assistance from the United States to assess the impact of climate change on the potable water resources. Read more

8-2-2013 ||Nevis to host major UNESCO environmental conferenceNevis will be the venue for a two-day major conference on environmental policy. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) based event, will be held in collaboration with the Nevis Island Administration under the theme “Supporting Environmental Policy Formulation and Planning in the Caribbean Region” Read more

7-2-2013 ||Japanese firm begins ‘rare earth’ mining in JamaicaNippon Light Metals has broken ground on its red mud pilot plant on the grounds of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in Hope Gardens, St. Andrew. For the next three months the Japanese aluminium firm will be extracting rare earth elements from Jamaica’s red mud. Read more

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