Bringing Reliable, Renewable Energy to the People of Puerto Rico
Lessons from the Puerto Rico Community Energy Resilience Initiative
Lessons from the Puerto Rico Community Energy Resilience Initiative
The village of Castañer, Puerto Rico has been selected to receive support for a solar energy microgrid project, as part of an initiative led by The Solar Foundation and Pathstone Corp. to strengthen and expand the solar industry in Puerto Rico and build more resilient communities. The microgrid project will include a solar energy and battery storage … [continued]
Regulators have rejected part of an IRP filed by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority that calls for building new gas generating plants. Instead, they want to see more renewables, storage, virtual power plants, and mini grids.
BoxPower has supplied two of its portable microgrids to communities in Puerto Rico left without electricity after a series of earthquakes wiped out parts of the island’s electrical grid.
The newest in environmental catastrophes requires decentralized microgrids, says EDF, and that will require US funding.
With deep and lingering damage remaining from the 2017 hurricane season and a troubled electricity sector, Puerto Rico today stands at a crossroads.
Host John Farrell talks with Marcel Castro Sitiriche, co-director of CoHemis at the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez, about the challenges Puerto Rico faces in building a clean and resilient energy system. They also discuss:
SOURCE Global’s hydropanels harness the power of the sun and use it to produce from thin air. It’s known as atmospheric water generation, and the fact that these panels are able to produce pure drinking water without the need for any external electricity makes them perfect for off-grid and disaster response scenarios around the world.
Puerto Rico is looking to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050, a goal that will make it a leader in distributed renewables.
A draft plan by PREPA calls for the largest battery storage in the history of the United States along with more than 2,000 MW of new solar power. The plan is scheduled to be made public officially on February 12.