Markets for renewable energy in Central America and the Caribbean

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6891581

Patil, P G ^[1]; Sloop, J L

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1. Brookhaven National Lab., Washington, DC

For market studies of renewable energy and conservation equipment, Costa Rica was selected as the most favorable Central American country and representative of the rest. The Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Barbados, and Antigua were selected as representative of the Caribbean islands, from the largest to one of the smallest. Best markets in Costa Rica are judged to be micro and mini hydroelectric systems, heat pumps for large hot water users, photovoltaic systems for low-power remote devices, small distilleries for producing alcohol from sugar cane, solar dryers for bagasse, and energy conservation equipment. Market prospects for the Caribbean islands are very good, including micro and mini hydroelectric systems for those countries with water resources, solar drying of bagasse, solar water heaters, solar ponds/solar thermal systems for electric power or heat processes, wind-electric systems for utility grids and farms, photovoltaics for small power uses, and energy conservation equipment.

• OSTI ID: 6891581
• Report Number(s): CONF-820629-Vol.5-Pt.2
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Vol. 5; Conference: American section of the International Solar Energy Society conference, Houston, TX, USA, 1 Jun 1982
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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