by Jbs042310 d3 — April 26, 2010—At the recent public/private Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas meeting, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a series of new partnerships and other initiatives to advance clean energy and energy security in the Western Hemisphere as part of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA).
The new clean energy projects include launching an Energy Innovation Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, exploring the potential of a Caribbean-wide electrical transmission system, developing biomass resources in Columbia, and cooperating with Argentina on clean energy technologies. DOE will also host an earthquake preparedness workshop for the region’s leaders.
One of the proposed projects under the Energy Innovation Center, in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank, is the development of a new energy infrastructure in Haiti to help the country harness its wind, solar and hydroelectric power potential.
