Study Finds 21 Regions with High Potential for the Development of Wind Farms in Cuba

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 14:46:54 +0000

Cuban researchers have identified 21 areas in the country with favorable conditions for the installation of wind farms. These areas are mainly located on the north-central-eastern coast, from the provinces […]

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Leaders Weigh in on Cuba’s Renewable Energy Transformation

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:33:29 +0000

In the presence of Cuba’s Vice Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés and the Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy, the results of a study focused on the […]

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A Breakdown of Cuba’s Grid Collapse and Recovery Efforts

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:05:01 +0000

Cuba is in the throes of a severe energy crisis, driven by fuel supply disruptions and compounded by obstacles in securing vital technologies and supplies needed to modernize and operate […]

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Figure 1: Power situation in Cuba as of Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. Source: Amaury Perez

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Film Highlights 1st Electric Car Exported from U.S. to Private Owner in Cuba

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 00:08:44 +0000

Electric Cars for Cuba: Alum Earns A+ in Trade Diplomacy When the white Tesla Model Y rolled onto the dock … [continued]

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Distributed Generation in Cuba: Present and Future

Credit to Author: Amaury Perez Sanchez| Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:10:03 +0000

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Distributed generation stands out in the Cuban power system, where there are hundreds of units dispersed throughout the country. In times of contingency, and as usually happens when a hurricane hits the country, distributed generation ensures the vitality of electrical service through interconnected systems in the form of “islands.” Of the slightly more than 6,000 […]

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More Than 2.5 Million Without Power in Florida Due to Hurricane Ian

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 13:29:00 +0000

More than 2.5 million electricity customers in Florida were without power early Sept. 29 as Hurricane Ian wreaked havoc on the state’s power grid and continued to cause damage with high winds and heavy rain, even after being downgraded to a tropical storm early Thursday. The storm, which made landfall in southwest Florida on Wednesday […]

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Current Generation Capacity, Future Investment Plans, and Photovoltaic Projects of the Cuban Energy Industry

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:13:59 +0000

The state-owned Unión Eléctrica (UNE) is responsible for supplying electricity to the Cuban population and the national economy. This is a complex process in which more than 50,000 workers intervene, highlighted Jorge Armando Cepero Hernández, UNE’s general director during a recent press conference. The executive explained that electrical energy is produced with a generation fleet […]

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Venezuela’s Maduro: US triggered massive blackout

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 22:53:29 +0000

Venezuela's Maduro: US triggered massive blackout

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday blamed the United States for a second widespread blackout this year that cast most of the South American nation in darkness amid an opposition campaign to overthrow him.

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