Implementing renewable energy in Cuba

Conference · Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:361881

Hawthorne, W ^[1]; Stone, L ^[2]; Perez, V B.H.; Madruga, E ^[3]

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1. Hawthorne (Wendy), Denver, CO (United States)
2. Solar Energy International, Carbondale, CO (United States)
3. Cubasolar, Ciudad Habana (Cuba)

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the tightening of the US embargo, Cuba has found itself in an energy crisis of enormous magnitude. Faced with this energy crisis and its ensuing black-outs and productivity reductions, Cuba has developed a national energy plan which focuses on energy self-sufficiency and sustainability. Energy efficiency, solar energy, wind power, micro-hydro, and biomass are each included in the plan. Implementation of renewable energy projects in each of these areas has begun throughout the country with the enthusiastic support of Cubasolar, the Cuban renewable energy professional association.

• OSTI ID: 361881
• Report Number(s): CONF-970441-; ISBN 0-89553-212-3; TRN: IM9933%%263
• Resource Relation: Conference: SOLAR `97: national solar energy conference, Washington, DC (United States), 25-30 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the 22. national passive solar conference: Volume 22; Campbell-Howe, R.; Wilkins-Crowder, B. [eds.]; PB: 392 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING AND POLICY
ENERGY POLICY
CUBA
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
SOLAR ENERGY
WIND POWER
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
BIOMASS