Title :
Integrating applicable sources of renewable energy in the Caribbean
Author :
Sharma, C. ; Bahadoorsingh, S. ; Aiyejina, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract :
Most Caribbean islands are dependent on fossil fuel based sources of power generation. As the cost and demand for electricity rises, the Caribbean islands are challenged to find alternative economically sustainable sources of energy. This paper critically reviews renewable energy technologies available to the Caribbean islands, using Trinidad and Tobago as a case study. The social and political impacts of legislating a renewable energy policy and its probable effect on the future economic prosperity of the island is considered. The paper outlines a possible framework to achieve an enabling environment required for the implementation of such a policy.
Keywords :
government policies; power generation planning; renewable energy sources; socio-economic effects; sustainable development; Caribbean islands; Trinidad and Tobago; economic prosperity; political impact; power generation; renewable energy policy; renewable energy technology; social impact; sustainable energy source; Electricity; Energy efficiency; Fossil fuels; Meteorology; Power generation; Renewable energy resources; Water heating; renewable energy; solar energy; strategic planning; wind energy;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1000-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PES.2011.6039839