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The volatility of the global energy market has forced consuming countries worldwide to take a serious look at the skyrocketing cost and its impact on their economies, and to plan and implement strategies aimed at reducing their dependence on fossil fuel. The Government, which is also feeling the effects of the cost of imported oil, has stepped up its effort...

The Government has stepped up its effort to boost its renewable energy strategy, through the commissioning of a Wind Mapping study. This study is being undertaken by Wigton Wind Farm Limited, an agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, through the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ). Wind mapping will determine the wind blowing patterns across the island. It will...

Cabinet has approved an agreement for the introduction, testing and research of GreenRG Management LLC's (Green RG) new solar technology for a range of uses at the parochial and national levels in Jamaica. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the company has volunteered to test new solar technology for streetlights, buildings, water pumps...

KINGSTON — The Ministry of Energy and Mining says it has taken on, as a top priority, the challenge to Jamaica to reduce its energy consumption by, at least, 15 percent in short order. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Hilary Alexander, made the disclosure at the launch of a study entitled, “Energy Efficiency Potential in Jamaica: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies...

A call has been made for qualified electrical engineers to take advantage of the opportunities existing for energy auditors, and for the implementation of energy auditing projects, with over $1 billion available annually for these projects. The call came from Acting Group Managing Director of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), Nigel Logan, in an interview with JIS News. He...

Jamaica’s rich potential in the alternative energy sector was unveiled to potential investors at the Commonwealth Power Summit held in London this week. Minister of Energy and Mining, Hon. James Robertson, who was the main speaker at a session on ‘Power Opportunities in the Caribbean’, outlined a number of projects that offer investment possibilities in the areas of wind and...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding says the Wigton windfarm in Manchester will be providing hard currency savings for the country, while earning from the sale  of carbon credits overseas. “It will save us almost 60,000 barrels of oil imports per year, at a value of over US$5 million,” the Prime Minister  pointed out, adding that together,  Phases One and Two...

Prime Minister Bruce Golding said that the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) is engaged in bringing up renewable energy generation in Jamaica to 11% (eleven per cent) by next year and 20% (twenty per cent) by 2030. He said that over the next two years studies will be done at 20 potential wind energy sites, a solar farm and ten hydro...

As the world economy continues to grapple with the rising cost of crude oil, which is now at a record high of US$100 per barrel, and threatening to go up even further, more and more countries are looking towards alternative sources of energy, including renewable sources, to meet their needs. Renewable energy refers to energy from natural sources such as...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) on February 16, officially launched its ‘Lighting Efficiency Project’, at the Half-Way Tree Primary School, St. Andrew, which will see the institution raking in estimated savings of some $264,450 annually. Under the project, the PCJ has replaced all the school’s T12 fluorescent lamps with energy efficient T8 fluorescent lamps; all magnetic ballasts with energy...

A $10.3 million research partnership agreement for a small scale biodiesel pilot project, using Jamaican oilseed bearing plants to produce fuel, was signed Friday February 11 between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica’s Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy (PCJ’s CERE) and the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI). The project seeks to assess the viability of producing biodiesel for...

Jamaica is looking to significantly cut the use of imported oil by more than 60 per cent over the next 20 years, with a greater percentage of energy needs to be met from renewable sources and liquefied natural gas. "In terms of what we envision 2030 to look like in terms of our energy source mix, we want to move...