The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, in partnership with the Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) is launching a Home Energy Efficiency Competition with prizes valued up to CI $35,000. The Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure is committed to creating an energy efficient future for the Cayman Islands and...
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Over $3M in Cash and Prizes Awarded in PCJ Schools Energy Competition
Over $3 million in cash and prizes were awarded to the top performers in the 2019 Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) Schools Energy Programme Competition. Approximately 90 students, aged six to 19, from primary and high schools islandwide participated in this year’s renewal, which was held under the theme –...
St Joseph’s Infant expanding Solar system
St Joseph’s Infant School is no stranger to renewable energy initiatives and the institution is yet again raising the bar. The Duke Street-based school won a 3KW photo-voltaic (PV) system along with installation courtesy of Appliance Traders Limited’s (ATL’s) ‘Go Green’ competition for early childhood institutions in 2017, but through Principal...
NSWMA to Host Consultations on E-Waste Regulations
THE National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is to host public and private consultations soon, on a draft of its electrical and electronic (e-waste) regulations. When signed into the law, the regulations will require traders of computers, printers, televisions, mobile phones and refrigerators to take them back at end-of-life and...
Solar Partners Set Up Offices In Kingston – Eight Rivers Project 50% Complete; Investors Hunting More Business
Eight Rivers Energy Company, the entity set to operate the Paradise Park Solar Farm in Westmoreland, says the project is half-complete and due for commissioning by the second quarter of this year. Neoen, the French partner with the biggest stake in what will be Jamaica’s largest solar facility, has set...