Courtney Powell
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Guyana to install 33 MWp of Grid-scale Solar PV + Storage
Guyana plans to install 33 MWp (megawatt peak) of grid-scale solar PV with battery storage in three of its un-interconnected (isolated) grids.…
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St. Lucia’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
On the 11th April 2018, the St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) – the sole electric utility company on the island –…
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Electrical Integration of Wind Farms
In this article, we will look at the integration of modern wind turbine generators (and by extension wind farms) into electric power…
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Electricity from the Wind – Part 2
In this article, we will look at some of the wind turbine design parameters that are specific to wind farm sites. Wind…
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Electricity from the Wind – Part 1
Wind as a source of electric energy in the Caribbean is now becoming commonplace, with utility-scale wind power plants in operation on…
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Cayman Island’s First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
The energization of a 5 megawatt (MW) solar farm located on 22 acres of lands at Block 43A Parcel 346 in Bodden…
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REdiscover: SKELEC’s First Solar PV Farm (St. Kitts)
The St. Kitts Electricity Company (SKELEC), the sole electric power company on the beautiful island of St. Kitts, owns and operates the…
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Barbados’ First Utility-Scale Solar PV Farm
The Barbados Light & Power (PL&P) 10 MW solar PV farm in Trents, St. Lucy is the Island’s first utility-scale solar project.…
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Weighing in on T&T’s 10% RE Target
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), has set an ambitious renewable energy (RE) target of 10% of installed capacity by 2021. This equates to approximately 200 MW…
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Jamaica’s RE Near Term Outlook
The Jamaican electricity sector has seen its fair share of investment in renewable energy over the last two decades or so, to the…