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Commissioner of Mines in the Mines and Geology Division of the Ministry of Energy and Mining, Clinton Thompson, is urging quarry operators to conform to the conditions of their licences or risk having them suspended or revoked. He said that they may also be faced with increased fines, once the new amendments to the operating procedures are initiated.   “It...

Jamaica is a step closer to achieving its target of 11 per cent renewable energy use by 2012, with the completion of the expansion works at Wigton Windfarm Limited. The expanded operations, carried out at a cost US$49 million through the PetroCaribe Fund, will be officially commissioned into operation by Prime Minister of Jamaica, the Hon. Bruce Golding on Wednesday,...

An alliance has been formed between the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) and the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ), for greater compliance in the importation of energy efficient devices and equipment. However, PCJ Chief Technical Director, Earl Green, told JIS News that only the procurement of devices which are tested and proven for the Jamaican market would be encouraged. “We...

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...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) says it expects increased public involvement in energy efficiency, from its islandwide series of seminars, dubbed "Jamaica’s Energy Future". Against the background of rising energy costs facing the public, Chief Technical Director at the PCJ, Earl Green, told JIS News that the series of symposia was part of its three-year corporate plan, and that...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will host the second in a series of energy symposia at the PCJ auditorium, in Kingston, on Thursday, February 17. The year-long series, launched on February 9 under the theme: ‘Jamaica’s Energy Future’, will cover, among other things, access to, and the development of renewable energy technologies; energy efficiency and conservation; energy in the...

The wind energy workshop organized by Wigton Wind Farm Limited, and held on Tuesday February 1 at the company’s training centre, Rose Hill, Manchester, has passed on critical information to the persons who participated in the one day event. “It was quite informative, we got a number of questions answered and it serves as a point for us as renewables...

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...

The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will be staging a series of seminars to sensitise the public about the importance of energy conservation and efficiency to the social and economic sustainability of Jamaica. Under the theme: ‘Jamaica’s Energy Future,’ the  seminars will be held throughout the year in Kingston with at least two in other parts of the country, and...

Minister of Education, Hon. Andrew Holness, says that efforts must be made to integrate computer technology into school curricula, to improve educational relevance and student learning outcomes, instead of simply focusing on CXC IT examination passes. In an address to hundreds of participants at the Caribbean Institute of Technology’s ICT Awareness Day Expo at the Montego Bay Civic Centre, Tuesday...

Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunications and Special Projects, Daryl Vaz, said that there is great potential for Internet expansion in Jamaica and he looked forward to regional co-operation in this area. Minister Vaz was speaking at an International Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Convention in Havana, Cuba yesterday, February 7. Minister Vaz, who was invited by his counterpart Minister...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has embarked on a three-pronged initiative to promote its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) energy loan facility, which is financed by the PetroCaribe Fund. The initiative, to be undertaken over a 24-month period, will include a market study to determine demand for renewable energy projects; strengthening of the technical expertise to support project development...