Continued from “10MW solar farm to be built in Barbados“ In 2016 Barbados welcomed its first utility scale solar farm at the north of the island in Trents, St. Lucy. On June 11th, 2016 it was first connected to the grid and after a month of commissioning and testing, it officially began commercial operation in … Continue reading
In May 2014 the Barbados Light and Power Company (BL&P) invited proposals for an 8MW (AC) solar farm in St. Lucy. Approximately 40 companies bid on the project, mostly international ones and a few local companies. The original notice is posted below followed by a photo from an August 2014 site visit. In August 2015, … Continue reading
“Power cap worry” and “BLPC limit threatening” were two of the headlines a few months ago. They were raising the concern that the amount of solar PV that the Barbados Light and Power was accepting to flow onto the grid was too small. At that time it was capped at 7MW of installations but … Continue reading
One of the traditional challenges of living on an island has been finding a suitable energy source to support the growth of society. Currently, Barbados and many islands rely almost entirely on imported fossil fuels for power generation. The combination of the ever escalating and volatile price of oil; and the cost of importation, place … Continue reading
Energy Power Definition Energy is the amount of power consumed (or generated) over a period of time. Power is the rate at which energy is consumed (or generated) at a particular point in time. Common unit(s) kWh (kilowatt-hours), MWh (megawatt-hours) W (watts), kW (kilowatts), MW (megawatts) and GW (gigawatts) Example An electricity bill for … Continue reading
