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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A series of consultations are to begin on Thursday (November 11) to harvest views and suggestions on the various sub-policies under the Government's recently tabled National Energy Policy (NEP). The...

The call by former President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for increased attention to the use of renewable energy in Jamaica is seen by Minister of Energy and Mining,...

With the rising cost of fossil fuels (fuels generated from oil deposits in the ground) the world has been experimenting with alternate or renewable energy sources and, in about a...