Wind is simply air in motion. It is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth’s surface by the sun’s radiant energy. This motion is due to difference in the earth’s surface composition, which causes a (more…)
Author: Courtney Powell
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ABC Islands Wind Farms
The islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao forms a chain of islands in the Caribbean known as the Leeward Antilles. Together these islands has an installed wind capacity of approximately 71 MW. These (more…)
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Distributed RE Integration Policies in the Caribbean
The high cost of electricity in the small islands of the Caribbean has drive the various governments to take a serious look at incorporating various forms of renewable energy source into their country’s energy mix. (more…)
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Renewable Power is Cost Competitive
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in its REmap 2030 report highlighted that “renewable technologies are now the most economic solution for new capacity in an increasing number of countries and (more…)
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Can We Grow Our Own Electricity?
Apparently we can! Viaspace, a producer of renewable Giant King Grass that can be used as a low carbon fuel for electricity generation, has signed a supply contract with bioenergy project developer ReSource Bioenergy to (more…)
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Island Electricity Market Liberalization
The Islands of the Caribbean are known to have some of the highest electricity rates in the world, with the exception of only a few. The following chart shows the average price of retail electricity across the region. These (more…)
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Jamaica’s Solar Potential for PV Application
The Worldwatch Institute in its recently published “Jamaica Sustainable Energy Roadmap – Pathways to an Affordable, Reliable, Low-Emission Electricity System” revealed that Jamaica has a tremendous solar potential with (more…)
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Jamaica Increases its Hydroelectric Capacity
On March 26th (2014), the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSco) officially commissioned its 7.2 MW (mega-watts) expansion of the Maggotty hydro electric power plant – the single largest hydro development in Jamaica since independence. This addition (more…)
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Largest Onshore Wind Farms in the World
The following is a list of the five larges wind farms in the world:
1. The Alta Wind Energy Center is a wind farm located in (more…)
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Wigton makes move to increase its Capacity by 62%
Wigton Windfarm Limited’s (WWFL) plans to start expansion of its 38.7 megawatts (MW) wind farm by an additional 24 MW this year . Wigton phase III, which will be located in Rose Hill, Manchester on lands adjoining the (more…)
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