Bad News For Fossil Fuels: Barbados Seeks Green Hydrogen With Sheep, Too
The tiny island nation of Barbados could wield a big green hydrogen stick while demonstrating that energy and food security can coexist.
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Rhum J.M Puts Martinique On The Sustainability Map, With Drones
The Martinique rum distiller Rhum J.M has developed the sustainable EDDEN model to showcase the re-use of agricultural byproducts, along with drones and other clean tech.
SOURCE Global Brings Clean Water To Puerto Rico Using Nothing But Sunshine
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.
Caribbean Nations Partner With Global Superstars & Corporate Giants For $1 Billion Climate Accelerator
An impressive coalition made up of 26 Caribbean nations, more than 40 private sector giants, 8-time Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt, and global music superstar Sean Paul are combining to launch the $1 billion Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator intended to make the region the world’s first climate-smart zone.
Richard Branson-Owned Clean Energy Firm Buys Solar Plant Damaged By Hurricane Maria
BMR Energy, a clean energy company purchased by English business magnate Richard Branson’s Virgin Group in 2016, has this week stepped in to acquire a 4 megawatt (MW) solar plant on the Caribbean island of St. Croix which was damaged by Hurricane Maria in September of 2017 and which has been running below 45% capacity ever since.
Caribbean Leaders Launch Ambitious “Climate-Smart Zone” At One Planet Summit
Caribbean leaders attending the One Planet Summit in Paris on Tuesday launched the Caribbean Climate-Smart Coalition, a new public-private coalition intended to “break through the systemic obstacles that stop finance flowing to climate-smart investments.”
European Investment Bank Partners With Caribbean Development Bank For $110 Million In Financing
The European Investment Bank has partnered with the Caribbean Development Bank to sign a financing agreement for $110 million that will support climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience projects across the Caribbean.
European Union & 79 Developing Nations Commit To Defend Paris Agreement
The European Union and 79 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries have committed to defend and implement the Paris Agreement on climate change, amidst the latest UN climate change talks in Bonn, at which the EU tentatively explained that “tangible progress” had been made over the past two weeks.
UAE Commits $50 Million To Fund Caribbean Renewable Energy Projects
The United Arab Emirates has launched a $50 million renewable energy project fund to support renewable energy projects in the Caribbean.
76% Of France’s Island Solar Tender Won By SunPower
SunPower won 39.1 MW of solar power and energy storage projects in the French West Indies and Corsica. These are French non-interconnected zones, and the government of France is considering sustainable electric systems for islands. “SunPower applauds the French government for promoting solar power development in the ZNI, and its forward-thinking approach to integrating … [continued]
