RENEWABLE ENERGY

The 2nd International Renewable Energy Fair opens its doors Wednesday at Havana’s PABEXPO exhibit ground in an effort to attract foreign investment in the sector.»

Cuba has continued with the construction of photovoltaic parks in different territories of the island»

The park will contribute to the training of professionals in three specialties »

The six power stations of this type operating in this central Cuban province meet 11.3 percent of the midday peak power»

Solar Mariel is expected to begin providing power to the Port of Mariel and local communities by the end of 2019 »

The bioelectric plant is planned to be installed in the western Cuban province of Artemisa, while the wind farm (Río Seco 1) will be built in Holguín»

Some 552 homes located in isolated areas of Sancti Spiritus will be provided this year with independent photovoltaic panels, as part of a program based on the use of renewable energy.»

A young resident of Cabaiguán was the only Cuban awarded in 2017 by the MIT Technology Review, regarded as the world’s oldest technology magazine, owned by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States.»

More than 400 tons of oil, which would have been needed to generate electricity, were saved in Sancti Spiritus with the operation of 200 biodigesters for the use of biogas in the form of thermal energy»

Diminishing dependency on fossil fuels, and taking advantage of alternative sources of energy are top priority issues in Sancti Spiritus.»