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…)
Category: Renewable Energy
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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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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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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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Adding Solar PV to your Home – grid-tied or stand-alone?
In a previous article titled “Make Electricity while the Sun Shines” I gave a some insight into current PV technologies. In this article, however, I would like to look at the addition of a PV system to your home and thus a more detailed look at a solar PV energy system in its entirety. A solar PV system consist of the PV array and what is called the balance of system – which is the remaining components necessary to condition the electricity from the PV array into a more usable form of electricity. The actual components that make up the balance of system is dependent on the choice of implementation, on which this article will also be focused.
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Solar PPA – the straw to break the supply monopoly
Over the past couple of years I have listened to cries emanating from all sectors of the society to break the monopoly held by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) on the nation’s electricity market. The Honorable Minister, (more…)
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