JACKSONVILLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)—Eagle LNG Partners (“Eagle LNG”) announced that it has reached a major milestone, receiving the Final Environmental Impact Statement (“FEIS”) from the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) to construct the Jacksonville LNG Export Facility. This is the final step in the environmental review process before the final Federal Authorization Decision Deadline and […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: REGIONAL ELECTRICAL LINESMAN TECHNICIANS GEAR UP FOR 2019 LINESMAN SYMPOSIUM AND RODEO St. Kitts Electricity Services Ltd partners with CARILEC to host this year CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, April 2nd, 2019 – As those charged with the often-dangerous job of powering communities and the first responders for utility infrastructural restoration following a disaster, […]
St. Lucia Electricity Services Limited (LUCELEC) has one hundred and seventy-three (173) male team members. They are the overwhelming majority at the electric utility. It was to them Fr Ignatius Cetoute spoke, urging care of their emotional health. The Catholic priest was the featured speaker at the launch of the annual LUCELEC Health and Safety […]
The technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to deliver a power plant to the Commonwealth of Bahamas. The 132 MW engine power plant has been ordered by the local utility, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), on a full engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) basis. The plant will be delivered as a fast-track project as it […]
March 30th was Earth Hour, an annual worldwide grassroots movement, organised by the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) to unite people and protect the planet. Engaging a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007. The event encourages individuals, households […]
March 31st marked 90 days into 2019, and while 2018 may feel like a distant memory, there’s still a lot to look forward to in the next 275 days. Here we touch on some trends to look out for in 2019. 1. Continued rise in the sale of electric vehicles Sales are expected to continue […]
The central aim of the Paris Agreement is to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects. Particularly, limiting the global rise in temperature during this century, to well below 2 degrees Celsius and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Despite these lofty […]
LED Streetlighting Now Underway in Major Rural Towns Lineman inspects LED Streetlight March 27, 2019 JPS is reporting that it has kept its streetlight repair commitment which was made to the Government of Jamaica, in October 2018. At the time, JPS committed to repair 12,613 non-functioning streetlights by the new financial year in April 2019. […]
In a historic moment for Saba Electric Company (SEC) and Saba itself, on Wednesday the entire island was for the first time powered completely by solar energy from SEC’s 2 solar parks and its battery storage system. For 2 hours from 3:00PM to 5:00PM, SEC’s diesel generators were powered down, allowing the island to run […]
The great Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra of American baseball fame, in one of his many famous quotes, said: “The future ain’t what it used to be!” This is true for many of us as we consider the many disruptions around us, changing and improving our lives in ways we could have never imagined. This appears […]