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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
March 24-27, 2015- St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Frenchman’s Reef & Morning Star Marriott Beach Resort
Caribbean Clean Energy
Technology Symposium
(CCETS)
HOSTED IN COLLABORATION WITH
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
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REGISTRATION HOURS
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:00pm—5:30pm
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 8:00 am—4:00pm
Thursday, March 26, 2015 8:00 am—12:00pm
Registration
On-Site Fee: $750.00 per Delegate
Government Rate: $500.00 per Delegate
SPECIAL EVENT TIMES
Tuesday, March 24
8:15 am-5:00 pm USVI Energy Office Event (by invitation)
9:30 am-12:30 pm CARICOM Program
2:00 pm-5:00 pm Natural Gas Meeting-IDB
5:30 pm-7:00 pm Opening Reception
Wednesday, March 25
9:00 am– 5:30 pm CCETS Panels
Thursday, March 26
8:30 am-10:00 am Breakfast: The Playbook
8:30 am-10:00am Breakfast: Transportation Working
Group
10:30 am-5:00 pm Stakeholder Working Groups & Closing
5:30 pm-6:30 pm Closing Reception
Friday, March 27
8:30 am-9:30 am Breakfast Presentation, USVIEDA
9:30 am– 1:00 pm St. Thomas Site Visits, VIWAPA
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Staff Office will be located in Island V
The Press Office will be located in Island VIII
Participants must wear their official Conference badge for
admission to all CCETS events.
Business attire is requested for all events, with the exception
of the Field Trip on Friday, March 27.
ST. THOMAS FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS
Please take the following guidelines into consideration:
No open toed shoes/slippers – flats preferably with rubber
sole;
No sleeveless tops;
No short pants.
March 24, 2014 St. Thomas, USVI
Dear Colleague;
On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the staff of Caribbean
Central American Action (CCAA), it is my pleasure to welcome you
to the Caribbean Clean Energy Technology Symposium (CCETS).
For 39 years, CCAA has been working to help the countries of the
region address the critical issues that they face. Whether we have
been addressing trade policy, financial stability, competitiveness, or
security, CCAA’s history is one of partnering with the public and
private sectors on the issues that matter.
Today energy security is one of the challenges dominating the
regional agenda, and it is therefore a pleasure to be partnering with
the U.S. Department of Energy and the Government of the U.S.
Virgin Islands to host this important and timely event. The hosts,
together with our collaborating partners, hope that the next three
days will be productive and informative for you all.
Thank you for participating.
Sincerely;
Cornelius B. Prior, Jr
Chairman of the Board
Caribbean Central American Action
CCAA STAFF
Executive Director: Sally Yearwood
Deputy Executive Director: Gwendolyn Siegel
Senior Program Director: Nathan Tuebner
CONTACT U.S.
1625 K Street NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
T: (202) 464-2031
[email protected] / www.c-caa.org
Twitter: @CCAA_Updates
WELCOME
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TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015 LOCATION
12:00PM-5:30PM REGISTRATION FOYER
8:15AM–5:00PM “VIRGIN ISLANDS ENERGY LANDSCAPE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?”
(Presented by the Virgin Islands Energy Office) HARBOUR III
9:00AM – 12:30PM “THE CARIBBEAN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY ROADMAP & STRATEGY: COORDINATION
AND VRE GRID INTEGRATION” (Presented by the CARICOM Secretariat) HARBOUR IV
2:00PM-5:00PM STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUP ON NATURAL GAS
(Presented by The Inter-American Development Bank) HARBOUR IV
5:30PM-7:00PM OPENING RECEPTION TECH. HALL & FOYER
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2015 LOCATION
8:00AM-4:00PM REGISTRATION FOYER
8:45AM-9:30AM WELCOME AND CONFERENCE OPENING HARBOUR I
9:30AM-10:45AM PANEL: The Current Energy Landscape HARBOUR I
10:45AM-11:00AM COFFEE BREAK TECHNOLOGY HALL
11:00AM-12:15PM PANEL: Capacity Building for a Clean Energy Workforce HARBOUR I
12:30PM-1:45PM LUNCH PRESENTATION: “Climate Change: A Call to Action”
DISCUSSION: The Clean Energy Solutions Center HARBOUR III & IV
2:00PM-3:15PM PANEL: Financing Clean Energy Technologies HARBOUR I
3:15PM-3:30PM COFFEE BREAK TECHNOLOGY HALL
3:30PM-4:45PM PANEL: The Clean & Diversified Energy Business Model for Utilities HARBOUR I
4:45PM-5:30PM CLOSING DISCUSSION: Ministers’ Dialogue HARBOUR I
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015 LOCATION
8:30AM-10:00AM SPECIAL BREAKFAST PRESENTATION: THE CARIBBEAN ENERGY TRANSITION PLAYBOOK
(Presented by the U.S. Department of Energy) TECHNOLOGY HALL
8:30AM-10:00AM TRANSPORTATION BREAKFAST (SWG6) BEACON LOUNGE
10:30AM-1:00PM
STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUPS (AM)
ENERGY EDUCATION (SWG1) HARBOUR IV
ECONOMIC GROWTH & CLEAN ENERGY (SWG2) ISLAND I & II
BUILDINGS AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY (SWG3) ISLAND III & IV
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND BASELOAD (SWG4&5) HARBOUR II
1:00PM-2:15PM LUNCH AQUATERRA
2:15PM-4:30PM
STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUPS (PM)
ENERGY EDUCATION (SWG1) HARBOUR IV
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SWG2&3) ISLAND I-IV
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND BASELOAD (SWG4&5) HARBOUR III
4:30PM-5:00PM CLOSING REMARKS HARBOUR I
5:30PM-6:30PM CLOSING RECEPTION BAKKEROE TERRACE
FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 2015 LOCATION
8:30AM-9:30AM SPECIAL BREAKFAST PRESENTATION
HOSTED BY: USVI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ISLAND I-II
9:30AM-1:00PM ST. THOMAS SITE VISIT
HOSTED BY: USVI WATER AND POWER AUTHORITY
PROGRAM AT-A-GLANCE
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TUESDAY, March 24, 2015
8:15am – 5:00pm Location: Harbour III
“Virgin Islands Energy Landscape: Where do we go from here?”
Presented by the Virgin Islands Energy Office and Sponsored
by NextEra (Invitation only)
9:00am – 12:30pm Location: Harbour IV
“The Caribbean Sustainable Energy Roadmap & Strategy:
Coordination and VRE Grid Integration”
Presented by the CARICOM Secretariat
12:00noon – 5:30pm Location: Foyer
REGISTRATION
2:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Harbour IV
Workshop on Natural Gas in the Caribbean
Hosted by the Inter-American Development Bank
Summary of Natural Gas Study Results and Outlook for the
Future
Updates and Forward Strategies of some Countries
Interested in the Development of a Natural Gas Market
Round table with Private Sector
5:30pm – 7:00pm Location: Technology Hall
OPENING RECEPTION
REMARKS:
Congresswoman Stacy Plaskett, U.S. House of Representatives
(Via Video)
Mr. Percival E. Clouden, CEO, U.S. Virgin Islands Economic
Development Authority
Mr. Cornelius B. Prior, Jr. , Chairman of the Board, CCAA
Reception Entertainment by Mr. Francis Callwood courtesy
of the V.I. Water and Power Authority
WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2015
8:00am – 4:00pm Location: Foyer
REGISTRATION
8:45am – 9:30am Location: Harbour I
CONFERENCE OPENING & KEYNOTE REMARKS
INTRODUCTION:
Mr. Elmo D. Roebuck, Jr., Virgin Islands Energy Office
Welcome and Official Conference Opening
The Honorable Kenneth E. Mapp, Governor of the
United States Virgin Islands
Remarks
Mr. Rigoberto Ariel Yepez, Chief, Energy Division, Inter-American
Development Bank
Keynote Remarks
Mr. John J. MacWilliams, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of
Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
9:30am – 10:45am Location: Harbour I
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The Current Energy Landscape & Sustainable Energy Solutions
Within a backdrop of global energy policy, the Caribbean
nations face complex decisions about what the best long-term
solution is for their individual energy matrices. This session will be
set within the framework of Vice President Biden’s Caribbean
Energy Security Initiative, with emphasis on the outcomes of the
January’s Caribbean Energy Security Summit.
CHAIR:
Mr. Anton Edmunds, President and CEO, The Edmunds Group
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Devon Gardner, Programme Manager (Energy), CARICOM
Secretariat
Ms. Debra A. Juncker, Director of the Office of Alternative and
Renewable Energy, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S.
Department of State
Mr. Ricardo J. Sanchez, Officer-in-Charge, Natural Resources
and Infrastructure Division, ECLAC United Nations
Mr. Cletus Springer, Director - Department of Sustainable
Development; Organization of American States
10:45am – 11:00am Location: Technology Hall
COFFEE/NETWORKING BREAK
11:00am–12:15pm Location: Harbour I
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Capacity Building for a Clean Energy Workforce
Creating the skills that will allow the region to develop, support,
and sustain a clean and renewable energy workforce will
require the involvement of multiple stakeholders. This panel will
look at how capacity building relates to each of the
Stakeholder Working Groups, and will emphasize some key
aspects to developing a workforce that can set the foundation
for a strong green energy future.
CHAIR:
Dr. Wayne E. Archibald, Director, Caribbean Green Technology
Center, University of the Virgin Islands
SPEAKERS:
Dr. David Ince, Sessional Instructor, Environmental Management
Tools, University of Calgary
Ms. Karissa Poszywak, State STEM Director, Virgin Islands
Department of Education
Dr. Ruth Potopsingh, Associate Vice President-Sustainable
Energy, CSEII, University of Technology, Jamaica
Dr. Ada Torres, School of Natural Science and Technology,
Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico
Dr. Adriana Valencia Jaramillo, Energy Specialist, Inter-American
Development Bank
12:30pm – 2:00pm Location: Harbour III & IV
PLENARY LUNCH
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SPECIAL GUEST REMARKS: “Climate Change: A Call to Action”
Ms. Judith Enck, Region 2 Administrator, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
DISCUSSION:
Clean Energy Solutions Center
This special lunch discussion will highlight resources, webinars
and training, and expert assistance services available through
the Clean Energy Solutions Center, with a focus on assistance
and services provided to Caribbean countries and regional
organizations.
CHAIR:
Mr. Wilson Rickerson, CEO, Meister Consultants Group
SPEAKERS:
Ms. Christina Becker-Birck, Director, Meister Consultants Group
Dr. Devon Gardner, Programme Manager (Energy), CARICOM
Secretariat
Ms. Victoria Healey, Project Leader, National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
Mr. Lumas Kendrick, Senior Energy Specialist, Inter-American
Development Bank
2:00pm - 3:15pm Location: Harbour I
PANEL DISCUSSION:
Financing Clean Energy Technologies
This panel will examine sources of public and private financing
available for clean energy projects and highlight successes and
lessons learned from existing projects from within and beyond
the region. This discussion will advance conclusions and
commitments made by the U.S. Government, Caribbean and
international partners under the framework of Vice President
Biden’s Caribbean Energy Security Initiative.
CHAIR:
Mr. Matthew Perks, CEO, New Energy Events
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Christiaan Gischler, Senior Energy Specialist, Inter-American
Development Bank
Mr. Clyde Griffith, Founder and Head, Barbados Renewable
Energy Association
Mr. Mark Lambrides, Senior Energy Specialist, LAC Region, The
World Bank
Mr. Brian O'Hanlon, Head of Renewable Energy Business
Development, Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Ms. Tessa Williams-Robertson, Head, Renewable Energy/Energy
Efficiency Unit Caribbean Development Bank
3:15pm – 3:30pm Location: Technology Hall
COFFEE/NETWORKING BREAK
3:30pm – 4:45pm Location: Harbour I
PANEL DISCUSSION:
The Clean and Diversified Energy Business Model for Utilities
Many countries in the Caribbean have set targets and made
commitments to increasing energy efficiency and renewable
and clean energy generation. For utility companies, this means
exploring a new business model that accommodates a more
diversified electricity services portfolio. This discussion will explore
how island utilities in the Caribbean and elsewhere are
adapting to a cleaner energy economy and still maintaining a
profitable and more sustainable operation.
CHAIR:
Ms. Allison Jean, Executive Director, Caribbean Electric Utility
Services Corp. (CARILEC)
SPEAKERS:
Mr. Hugo Hodge, Executive Director, V.I. Water & Power
Authority
Mr. Greg Maguire, Vice President of Operations, JuiceBox
Energy
Mr. Ramón Ortiz, Sales Director-Peru & Caribbean, General
Electric/Power Generation Products
Mr. Peter Sherry, Senior Manager, Baringa
4:45pm - 5:30pm Location: Harbour I
CLOSING DISCUSSION
CHAIR:
Mr. Gary Ward, Director of the Office of the Americas, U.S.
Department of Energy
SPECIAL GUESTS:
The Honorable Pelegrín Castillo, Minister of Energy and Mines,
The Dominican Republic
Dr. David Danielson, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of
Energy
The Honorable Ian Douglas, Minister of Energy, Trade and
Employment, Government of Dominica
The Honorable Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology,
Energy, and Mining, Jamaica
THURSDAY, March 26, 2015
8:30am – 12:00pm Location: Foyer
REGISTRATION
8:30am – 10:00am Location: Technology Hall
BREAKFAST PRESENTATION
The Caribbean Energy Transition Playbook
This session will examine the Department of Energy’s Playbook,
an action-oriented guide that islands can use to initiate, plan,
and complete a transition to an energy system that relies on
local resources to eliminate a dependence on one or two
imported fuels.
PRESENTED BY:
Ms. Jennifer DeCesaro, Director, Technology to Market, U.S.
Department of Energy
8:30am – 10:00am Location: Beacon Lounge
BREAKFAST WORKING GROUP DISCUSSION:
Clean Transportation (SWG6)
Stakeholders from the transportation sector will have a closed-
door discussion on regional efforts, and international best
practices, to integrate clean vehicles into government fleets
and private transportation.
10:30am – 1:00pm
STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUPS
(Detailed agendas for Working Groups follow)
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SWG1: Energy Education Location: Harbour IV
SWG2: Economic Growth Location: Island 1 & 2
SWG3: Bldgs. & Energy Efficiency Location: Island 3 & 4
SWG4&5: Baseload Location: Harbour III
1:00pm – 2:15pm Location: Aquaterra
LUNCH
2:15pm – 4:30pm
STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUPS
SWG1: Energy Education Location: Harbour IV
SWG2&3: Energy Efficiency
& Economic Development Location: Island I—IV
SWG4&5: Electricity Supply Location: Harbour III
4:30pm-5:00pm Location: Harbour I
CLOSING REMARKS
5:30pm – 6:30pm Location: Bakkeroe Terrace
CLOSING RECEPTION
FRIDAY, March 27, 2015
8:30am – 9:30am Location: Harbour II
BREAKFAST: “Business Opportunities and Tax Advantages in the
United States Virgin Islands”
Presented by The U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development
Authority
This session will provide an overview of the unique investment
opportunity of establishing a business operation in the U.S. Virgin
Islands. An overview of the Territory and the Economic
Development Commission tax incentive program will be
provided.
9:30am – 1:00pm Location: Meet in Lobby
ST. THOMAS SITE VISIT
Presented by the USVI Water & Power Authority
SITES:
Estate Donoe Solar Farm
Randolph E. Harley Substation
Seawater Reverse Osmosis Facility
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Cluster A / Stakeholder Working Group 1
Energy Education
Description: For renewable energy and energy efficiency to become fully integrated into the economies of Caribbean countries,
the community as a whole must embrace clean energy technologies and the benefits of energy efficiency. Furthermore, as the
region increasingly adopts renewable energy, there will be a greater need and opportunity for green technology job creation, in-
cluding at the career and technical education level. Capacity building within schools, and at the technical, and policy levels, cou-
pled with building broad energy awareness, will support the transition to renewable energy and drive economic growth.
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
FACILITATOR: JOSHUA SNEIDEMAN; ALBERT EINSTEIN DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR FELLOW, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
This session will highlight current energy education and training programs in the Caribbean and the U.S. and identify best practices
and lessons learned. Focus will be on replicability and adaptability of programs, materials, teaching techniques, and access, as
well as on the impact of education and training on economic development and job creation. The morning program will also pre-
sent a series of deliverables based on existing regional and international experiences that countries can easily and quickly adapt to
their needs. Countries will share their experiences in energy education and training, current best practices, and what they have
found to be impactful for their communities.
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. LUNCH
2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. ENERGY EDUCATION (CONT.)
The afternoon will give attendees time to discuss sustainable energy skills development, Career and Technical Education, support to
policy makers and their staff, and incorporating energy education into varying levels within the secondary school curricula. Attend-
ing stakeholders will be encouraged to develop strong collaborations with other attendees, including neighboring islands, private
sector groups, and energy ministries, including the U.S. Department of Energy. Efforts will be made to identify a suite of programs
Cluster B / Stakeholder Working Groups 2 & 3
Energy Efficiency and Economic Development
Description: Energy costs eat up profits and drive up prices, making the Caribbean less competitive and more vulnerable to
external financial shocks. Building energy efficiency is a powerful way to cut costs and save energy and water. Public and private
buildings that implement efficiency measures, renewable energy technologies, and green design can lower their utility energy and
water expenses and shape a cleaner energy economy in the region. Another aspect of the economic equation is the potential for
the Caribbean to become an exporter of sustainable energy technologies, products and services. This working group will explore
opportunities for the Caribbean to not only drive job creation through lower energy costs, but to also create jobs through the
development of a domestic sustainable energy industry.
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Economic Growth & Clean Energy (SWG2)
FACILITATOR: WAYNE BIGGS, JR., ASSISTANT CEO, USVI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
This discussion on economic growth will be a targeted look at the efforts to develop domestic industries around the renewable
energy sector. Attention will be paid to financing a renewable energy industry, and to the incentives that stimulate investment.
Energy Efficiency (SWG3)
FACILITATOR: GRAHAM PARKER, SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER, ENERGY POLICY & ECONOMICS GROUP, PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY
The morning session will discuss initiatives underway in the region to increase energy efficiency related to public spending. Specific
focus will be on energy efficiency in public buildings and street lighting. Emerging technologies and creative financing options for
supporting energy efficiency will be discussed.
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. LUNCH
2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Energy Efficiency & Economic Development (SWG 2&3)
FACILITATOR: ANTON EDMUNDS, PRESIDENT & CEO, THE EDMUNDS GROUP
Energy efficiency is the low-hanging fruit for reducing energy costs for businesses – and as such it is a viable tool for promoting
economic development. This session will examine the links between energy efficiency and economic development, with a focus
on the hotel industry and the work that has been done through the CHENACT program and the Department of Energy’s Better
Buildings Initiative. The Department of Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the Overseas Private Investment
corporation will discuss their and that will be part of the Department of Energy’s proposed CHEER program and next steps for
demonstration projects in the Caribbean. Discussion will look at challenges, opportunities, and replicability, and will identify
concrete actions that participants can advance as a group following the CCETS.
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Cluster C / Stakeholder Working Groups 4 & 5
Electricity Supply and Baseload
Description: As Caribbean countries move towards reducing their consumption of imported fossil fuels and transition to a more
diverse mix of cleaner and/or indigenous sources of energy there are important discussions underway on what energy sources
provide the best options for the region, as well as on the challenges that the individual countries have to overcome in order to
integrate these new fuels into the energy matrix. This cluster will gather stakeholders from the electricity supply community, as well
as stakeholders looking at options for baseload diversification. In the morning session, specific baseload discussions will take place
on the emerging body of work on alternative baseload sources, including an in-depth discussion on geothermal advances in the
Eastern Caribbean. The afternoon session will look at how the regional grids are adjusting to meet the integration of renewable
and alternative energy sources.
10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Baseload (SWG 4&5)
FACILITATOR: INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
Participants in this Stakeholder Working Group will discuss the work that is underway around the region to introduce new baseload
technologies into the national grids. Specific attention will be given to work underway in the area of geothermal energy, but par-
ticipants will also have the opportunity to discuss emerging technology for baseload energy from other sources.
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. LUNCH
2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Electricity Supply (SWG 4&5)
FACILITATOR: DAN BIRNS, SENIOR ENERGY OFFICER, BUREAU OF ENERGY RESOURCES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
The integration of new energy sources into the region’s electricity grids must take into account the investment and technical ca-
pacity necessary, as well as issues related to energy security and long-term planning. This discussion will bring together stakehold-
ers to examine the supply and demand for diversifying the regional energy matrices to include more renewable energy genera-
tion and energy efficiency technologies, and identify concrete actions for stakeholders to address.
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TECHNOLOGY HALL Harbour Room II
The Technology Hall is a shared space for presentations and exhibits.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will run presentations on the “Clean Energy Solutions Center”
and CCETS participants will see exhibitors from the private sector and organizations.
The Technology Hall will host the presentation on the Caribbean Energy Transitions Playbook (breakfast,
Thursday, March 26) and will be the site for networking breaks and the Opening Reception.
CCETS Participants may use the Technology Hall for meetings when presentations are not underway.
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The University of the Virgin Islands’
Caribbean Green Technology Center
(CGTC) was created to advance energy
and environmental sustainability in the
U.S. Virgin Islands and its neighbors
throughout the Caribbean Basin. With the
goal of establishing vibrant, energy sufficient communities, our vision
is for the Caribbean Green Technology Center to serve as an
intellectual hub for learning, networking and innovation in and across
the Caribbean, in all areas pertaining to green technology.
Our mission is to (i) foster the integration of research, education and
public service on green technology and sustainability; (ii) promote
Caribbean inter-Islands’ cooperation; (iii) collaborate with
academic, government and industry partners both locally and
regionally; and (iv) research, develop, demonstrate and monitor
green technology.
Achieving the vision of the CGTC will require a collaborative effort
involving UVI, local and territory agencies and elected officials,
industry, educational institutions and the broader public. The CGTC
will coalesce this group toward a common purpose of advancing
energy, environment and sustainability practices in the Virgin Islands
with an eye toward serving as a model for and assisting other
Caribbean islands to achieve the same.
For more information, contact the CGTC Director, Dr.Wayne
Archibald at [email protected] or go to the website
http://cgtc.uvi.edu.
The Caribbean Council is a specialist
not-for-profit consultancy providing
specialist trade advisory, public affairs
and events services internationally to
companies, trade associations,
governments, public sector organisations, and regional and
multilateral organisations. Through its activities and membership
organisations, it seeks to support and encourage trade and
investment between the UK, the Caribbean and Central America. It
aims to catalyse relationships and create strategic partnerships
between those in both the private and public sectors, facilitating
practical and targeted outcomes.
Key services include consultancy, the organisation of high level
events, publications and market and commercial intelligence, and
business membership organisations to support trade between the UK,
Caribbean and Central America.
The Council provides practical advice based on a long experience
of working in the Caribbean Basin. With a proven record of success,
the Caribbean Council has a full time specialist staff based in London
and a network of associate consultants in the Caribbean, Brussels,
Geneva, Miami and Washington.
For more information, please visit http://caribbean-council.org/ or
contact our office in London on tel. 0044 207 583 8739.
Since 2009, the Caribbean
Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)
has been the largest annual
gathering of the regional energy
market. Through the annual event, webinars, networking groups and
intelligence gathering, CREF seeks to support and promote the
diversification of the regional energy market. CREF 2015 will be co-
hosted by the Government of the Dominican Republic and will take
place in Punta Cana from October 19th-21st. CREF is organized by
New Energy Events LLC.
For more information please visit:
www.caribbeanenergyforum.com.
CARICOM ENERGY PROGRAMME
The Caribbean Community and Common Market
(CARICOM) was established by the Treaty of
Chaguaramas on 1 August 1973. The Revised Treaty of
Chaguaramas signed on 5 July 2001, established the
Caribbean Community (CARICOM), including the
Single Market and Economy (CSME). CARICOM comprises fifteen
Member States and five Associate Members. (www.caricom.org )
In April 2008, the CARICOM Secretariat established the Energy
Programme within the Directorate of Trade and Economic
Integration. The Programme has been tasked with the
implementation a programmatic approach to energy sector
developments within the Region; a primary aim of the Programme is
the facilitation of greater responsiveness to the Community’s energy
-related mandates and pursuance of a harmonised regional
strategy for sustainable energy. Energy has been identified as a
critical element of the stabilisation and growth agenda within the
Strategic Plan [2015‑2019] of the Caribbean Community The Energy
Programme is executed by the Energy Unit of the Secretariat.
The CARICOM Energy Policy (CEP) and the Caribbean Sustainable
Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C‑SERMS), which were approved
by CARICOM Energy Ministers in March 2013, are products of the
Energy Programme. The regional strategy on energy has been
anchored within the framework of the CEP and the C‑SERMS. On
this basis, the main pillars of the CARICOM Energy Programme are:
Increased energy planning and implementation capacity in
Member States, as well as strengthened regional coordination
capabilities, including cooperation with International
Development Partners;
The mainstreaming of climate adaptation into regional energy
planning;
Increasing the efficiency of energy production, delivery and use;
and
IIncreasing the use of cost‑effective, indigenous energy sources,
especially renewable energy, within regional energy systems.
Energy Programme Contact: Dr. Devon Gardner, Programme
Manager, Energy, CARICOM Secretariat
Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, GUYANA
Tel. No.: (592) 222-0001 to 0075, Fax No.: (592) 222-0224
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
CARILEC is an association of
electric utilities, suppliers,
manufactures and other
stakeholders operating in the
electricity industry in the Caribbean. CARILEC was established in
1989 with nine (9) members as part of an electric utilities
modernization project funded by USAID and implemented by
NRECA under a five-year "Co-operative Agreement." Currently,
CARILEC comprises a total of one hundred (100) members. This
includes thirty five (35) Full Members that are electric utilities and
fifty nine (59) Associate Members that are companies involved in
some aspect of servicing the electric utility business and six (6)
Affiliate Members.
Vision Statement: To be the Premier Association of Electric Utilities
and Industry partners; facilitating the development of world class
electric energy services for all peoples of the Caribbean.
Mission Statement: CARILEC will enhance the effectiveness of its
members by providing industry related services, creating regular
networking, training and knowledge sharing opportunities;
supporting mutual assistance programs and being an advocate for
the industry throughout the Caribbean.
CARILEC hosts four conferences annually, namely: the Human
Resources and Corporate Communications Conference, the Chief
Executive Officer's & Finance Conference, the Engineering and
Occupational Heath and Safety Conference and the Renewable
Energy Conference. For more information, please visit:
www.carilec.org.
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American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Caribbean Council (UK)
Caribbean Green Technology Center
Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)
Caribbean Electric Utilities Services Corporation (CARILEC)
The Institute of the Americas
Organization of American States (OAS)
US Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority
(USVIEDA)
US Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO)
US Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (VIWAPA)
Thank you for your collaboration and support of the 2015 CCETS.
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PLATINUM SPONSOR
SILVER SPONSOR
BRONZE SPONSORS
FEATURED SPONSORS & EXHBITORS
2015 CCETS SPONSORS
OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
