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The Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE’s) continues to edify regional energy professionals through a virtual capacity building session on Solar Integration.  This session was a part of an Integrated Resource and Resilience Plan (IRRP) capacity building series aimed to strengthen energy planning throughout CARICOM. Lecturer in the Department of Physics at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus, Dr. Randy Koon Koon led the session alongside Principal Consultant at ENBAR Consulting in Jamaica, Mr. David Barrett. Among other topics covered, Dr. Koon Koon and Mr. Barrett offered introductory instruction on solar photovoltaic (PV) integration, PV [...]

The Regional Universities Networking (RUN) Webinar will enhance the engagement of the Network with each other and with external stakeholders, by providing a space for the exchange of ideas and facilitate collaborative dialogue. This RUN Webinar was led by Dr. Ruth Potopsingh Vice President with responsibility for Sustainable Energy at the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica. View a live recording of the webinar here:

After eight weeks of intense instruction and practice, 123 energy professionals from 14 CARICOM member States graduated from the globally recognised Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP) training programme. Upon completion, many of the graduates describe the programme as a transformative and empowering experience that has given them the tools to make meaningful contributions to CARICOM’s Energy transformation. The LEAP, a powerful software system for integrated energy planning and climate mitigation assessment, was designed by the Stockholm Environment Institution (SEI), who also facilitated the training in partnership with the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute (GHGMI). Learn more about the programme here: https://bit.ly/EnergyLEAP. University [...]

Targeted towards the public sector, the session will feature two mechanisms within the CCREEE that support sustainable energy investment: the Project Preparation Facility’s (PPF) public sector stream and the CARICOM Energy Knowledge Hub’s (CEKH) Energy Report Cards (ERC). The PPF aims to support the development of bankable sustainable energy projects. The facility offers technical assistance, advisory services, and financial matchmaking to both the private and public sector. The facility commenced its private sector stream at its launch in November of 2020 while the public sector stream was recently launched on May 4th, 2021. This information session will provide pertinent information on [...]

Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CCREEE) invites you to attend a capacity building session on Energy Storage, to be held virtually on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. AST. This presentation will provide a close examination of various technologies to support resilience and key considerations and best practices in design of resilient system, which could include focus primarily on storage. This session will be facilitated by NREL through the kind support of USAID. Intended Audience: Energy planning professionals (at utilities, regulators or energy agencies), academics, and graduate students. About this series: Planning for the future [...]

The Regional Universities Networking (RUN) Webinar will enhance the engagement of the Network with each other and with external stakeholders, by providing a space for the exchange of ideas and facilitate collaborative dialogue. This RUN webinar was led by Mr. Patrick Ketwaru, Lecturer in the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana (UG).

MS. ANGELIKA S. NAMDAR was appointed Coordinator of the CARICOM Regional Universities Network (RUN) on April 16th, 2021 for a period of one year. The RUN is established as a ‘network of excellence’ for research and education on sustainable energy and includes the participation of the national and the regional universities to enhance the engagement of the Network, with each other and with external stakeholders, by providing a space for the exchange of ideas and facilitate collaborative dialogue. Ms. Namdar was nominated by the Anton de Kom University (AdeKUS) for this position, where she currently serves as the Director of the [...]