USTDA Advances Wind Power Generation in Jamaica Through U.S. Solutions
October 4, 2017
(USTDA)
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to the
Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) supporting the development of an offshore
wind farm in Jamaica. The feasibility study will evaluate the viability of
installing the wind farm, which would represent one of the first offshore wind
installations in Jamaica and the greater Caribbean region.
This project offers potential export opportunities for a range of U.S. equipment
and services related to the design, development, and operation of offshore wind
power generation and transmission infrastructure.
PCJ selected Keystone Engineering Inc. (KEI), a Louisiana-based energy firm
specializing in the engineering, design, procurement, project management and
construction support for offshore wind and oil and gas platforms, to conduct the
study. KEI was the foundation design-engineer for the first offshore wind farm
installed in the United States, the 30 MW Block Island Wind Farm off the coast
of Rhode Island.
“We are pleased to partner with PCJ and KEI on this important project,” said
Nathan Younge, USTDA’s Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.
“The study will help to develop new energy resources and create potential
commercial opportunities for U.S. technologies in Jamaica.”
“The Government of Jamaica has identified renewable energy development as a
major pillar in its strategy for energy security,” said Winston Watson, Group
General Manager of the PCJ. “This study will help the PCJ to get valuable data
that can attract overseas investment for the development of our offshore wind
resources and we look forward to a fruitful partnership with USTDA and with
KEI.”
“Keystone is excited to work with PCJ on this project and be a part of the
first steps in bringing a new generation technology to Jamaica,” said Ben
Foley, General Manager of KEI’s Offshore Renewables Group. “We are
optimistic that we can use this study to realize a corporeal offshore wind farm
in the near future.”
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