Cayman Islands government exploring renewable energy
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| Published on Thursday, November 12, 2009 |
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GEORGE TOWN, Cayman islands (GIS) -- The Cayman Islands government intends to pursue renewable energy as a means of diversifying the Islands’ generating sources, reducing energy bills, and minimising impact on the environment.
“The government is keen on pushing forward a greener more environmentally-friendly Cayman that uses renewable energy more widely,” noted Deputy Premier and Minister of District Administration, Works and Gender Affairs, Juliana O’Connor-Connolly.
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A Cayman Islands team recently attended the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum in Montego Bay, Jamaica. (L-R) Acting Deputy Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of District Administration Works and Gender Affairs Tristan Hydes; Deputy Premier and Minister Juliana O' Connor-Connolly, JP and Member of the Legislative Assembly
Cline Glidden. |
Against this background, the minister recently led a team to the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from 14-16 October, which was designed to encourage renewable energy implementation across the region.
Among its objectives were to define the regional energy market; pinpoint the bottlenecks in legislation, tariffs, technology, political will and finance and work towards solutions; introduce world class renewable energy technology to the Caribbean, and facilitate long term local and international investment in regional sustainable energy projects.
The forum was also aimed at exploring and encouraging energy conservation strategies across the region.
O’Connor-Connolly said that the team attended the conference to gain greater insight into alternative energy sources including waste-to-energy, solar and wind technology.
She cited some priority areas that would promote the use of renewable energy in the Cayman Islands. These included promoting solar energy and net metering of local homes, waste-to-energy measures, and hybrid electric cars.
“These technologies will allow Cayman to become more independent of the inevitable escalating oil prices while promoting cleaner, sustainable energy generation and more jobs for locals in a diversified industry,” O’Connor-Connolly said. | | | | Reads : 686 | | | |
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