Ren ener - jamaica presentation

RenewableEnergyInitiativesintheCaribbeanPaperpresentedatWorkshoponClimateChangeEnablingActivity–JamaicabyMonaWhyteCaribbeanEnergyInformationSystemCEISParticipatingCountriesintheCaribbeanRegionClassificationofcountries“Hotel“-Islands(1)“Continental”Caribbean(2)“Special”Case(3)Antigua/BarbudaTheBahamasBarbadosBritishVirginIsl.DominicaGrenadaJamaicaStKitts&NevisStLuciaStVincent&theGrenadinesTrinidad&TobagoTurks&CaicosBelizeGuyanaSurinameCubaENERGYINTHECARIBBEAN•CHARACTERISTICSHIGHDEPENDENCEONOILASAMAJORSOURCEOFCOMMERCIALENERGY,WHICHINTHEMAJORITYOFCASESISIMPORTEDWITHIMPACTONTHEBALANCEOFTRADE.RELATIVELYHIGHINCOMEFROMTOURISMEXPOSEDTONEGATIVEIMPACTOFCLIMATECHANGESANDENVIRONMENTALDAMAGES(SEALEVELRISING,HURRICANES,FLOODING,CORALREEFINDANGER)ENERGYINTHECARIBBEANcontdDEPENDENCEONTRADITIONALBIOMASSFUELSLIKEFUELWOOD,CHARCOALANDPLANTANDANIMALWASTEUNEQUALDISTRIBUTIONOFAVAILABLERESOURCESOFOIL,COAL,NATURALGASANDHYDROENERGYPOTENTIALSUBSTANTIALRENEWABLESOURCESOFENERGY,ENERGYINTHECARIBBEANcontdLOWELECTRIFICATIONRATEINSOMELARGEHINTERLANDS(GUYANA,BELIZE)LOWDENSITYOFRURALPOPULATIONLOWPURCHASINGPOWERECONOMICDIFFICULTIESLITTLEACCESSTOINTERNATIONALFINANCINGTHEPETROLEUMSITUATIONINTHECARIBBEANThePetroleumSituationintheCaribbean•Totalcommercialelectricitygenerationin1997inthe16CEIScountrieswasapprox.23.000GWhofwhichabout93%camefromfossilfuelsresultingin21MiotonsofCO2.•Infiguresof1997,theincreasefrom2%to5%wouldresultinanavoidanceofCO2emissionsofsome680.000tons/aEnergyConsumptionintheCaribbeanDatadoesnotincludeenergyconsumptionforBahamas,Belize,CubaandSuriname•THEREGIONCONSUMESONAVERAGE90MILLIONBBLSOFPETROLEUMEACHYEARBETWEEN1993AND2002ENERGYCONSUMPTIONHASGROWNBYOVER36%CONTINUESTOGROWATARATEOFAPPROXIMATELY4%PERANNUMTHISCANBECONVERTEDTOTONSOFCO2PERYEAREnergyImportCostsvsTotalMerchandiseImportCosts•THEREGIONSPENDSONAVERAGEUS$2.54BILLIONEACHYEARONPETROLEUMIMPORTS.•PETROLEUMIMPORTSREPRESENTSOME21%OFALLOTHERIMPORTS(DRUGS,FOODETC)EnergyImportsCostsvsEarnings•THEREGIONEARNSONAVERAGEEACHYEARUS$14.4BILLIONFROMEXPORTSOFGOODSANDSERVICES(Bauxite,sugar,ricebananas,gold,petroleumproducts,tourismetc)•FROMTHISUS$14.4BILLION,US$2.5BILLIONOR17%OFEARNINGSHAVETOBEUSEDTOPURCHASEENERGYWHATAREWEDOINGABOUTTHISRENEWABLEENERGYINTHECARIBBEANRenewableEnergyProjectsintheCaribbeanBARBADOS•10MWwindfarmatLambertsStLucytocomeonstreamlaterintheyear•CertificationprogramofcompanieswhichmanufacturesolarwaterheatersfromFloridaSolarEnergyCentre.•38,000residentialsolarwaterheaters.•EstablishmentofaRenewableEnergyCentreforTrainingandexpositionBELIZE•ChallilloDamtocomeonstreamshortly.•Provideadditionalstorageforexisting“runofriver”facilities•Willmoveoutputfrom359GWhsto440GWhs•2MWhydroplantHydroMayasouthernpartofthecountry.•Belcogen–13MWbagasseco-generationplantfromsugarfactories.WillsellexcesstogridRenewableEnergyProjectsintheCaribbeanDOMINICA•Haveidentifiedsome7to9Windsites.Needtomovetodatacollection.•7MWofinstalledcapacityalready.•ParticipatesintheGeoCaraibeinitiativewhichislookingatdevelopmentofgeothermalenergyinStKitts,Dominica,andStLucia•DraftgeothermalBilltolookatregulationandlegislation.).GUYANA•12MWwindfarmatHopeBeachontheEastCoast–late2005–early2006•0.5MWMoco–MocoHydropowerplantoutofcommission–experiencedseverelydamagedpenstockRenewableEnergyProjectsintheCaribbeanGUADELOUPE•4MWPilotgeothermalplantsince1986•18.1MWwindfarmJAMAICA•20MWWindfarmatWigton–Manchester•ExpansionofHydropoweratLaughlands–St.Ann•EstablishmentofPolicyforallPublicSectorentities–schools,hospitals,GovernmentBuildingsneedinghotwatermustuseSolarEnergy•US$10MUpgradeofPetrojamEthanolPlanttobeginproductionofEthanolbylateJuly2005RenewableEnergyProjectsintheCaribbeanST.LUCIA•MOUsignedwithcompany–UnitednetworkoftheEasternCaribbeantolookattheexplorationofgeothermalenergyinStLucia.•ParticipatesintheGeoCaraibeinitiativewhichislookingatdevelopmentofgeothermalenergyinStKitts,Dominica,andStLucia.•DraftgeothermalBilltolookatregulationandlegislation.•StLucia/UNIDOprojectforCreditUnionstofinancefortheDomesticmarket.ST.VINCENTPlanstoestablisha2MWwindfarmbasedonstudiesshowingsitesinMyreauandCanuoan•Currentlyhaveacapacityof5.2MWofhydropower.•Plansforexpansionof2existingplantsatSouthRiversandRichmondtoabout2MW.RenewableEnergyProjectsintheCaribbeanHYDR0POWER•Hasinstalledcapacityof25MW(Belize).•Hasinstalledcapacityof57.4MW(Cuba).•Hasinstalledcapacityof7.6MW(Dominica).•Hasinstalledcapacityof21.5MW(Jamaica).•Hasinstalledcapacityof5.6MW(StVincent).•Hasinstalledcapacityof189MW(Suriname)WINDPOWER•Haveidentifiedsome7to9Windsites.Needtomovetodatacollection.Dominica•12MWwindfarmatHopeBeachontheEastCoast–late2005–early2006-Guyana•10MWwindfarmatLambertsStLucytocomeonstreamlaterintheyear-Barbados•18.1MWwindfarm–installed.(Guadeloupe)•20MWwindfarmatWigton,Manchester-installed(Jamaica)RenewableEnergyProjectsintheCaribbeanSOLARENERGY•CertificationprogramofcompanieswhichmanufacturesolarwaterheatersfromFloridaSolarEnergyCentre.(Barbados)•38,000residentialsolarwaterheaters.(Barbados)•EstablishmentofaRenewableEnerg