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Guam Center for Green Technology - UVI 14 June 2010 Kao CONFIDENTIAL – Progress – Not for Distribution
THE CARIBBEAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY CENTERUNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
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Fostering research interest,
interdisciplinary investigation and
education in the field of
sustainability. Promoting community
outreach and supporting the
adoption of appropriate
technology… CARIBBEAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, UVI . 1
Vision:That the Caribbean Green Technology Center would serve as a vibrant intellectual hub for learning, networking and innovation in and across the Caribbean, in all areas pertaining to green technology.
Mission:To foster research, education and public service on sustainability, to promote Caribbean inter-Islands’ cooperation, to advance interdisciplinary investigations and learning, to collaborate with governmental agencies and industry partners and to research, develop, demonstrate and monitor green technology.
Guam Center for Green Technology - UVI 14 June 2010 Kao CONFIDENTIAL – Progress – Not for Distribution
THE CARIBBEAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY CENTERUNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
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Research and Development
Education and Outreach
Workforce Development
Demonstration Project
CARIBBEAN GREEN TECHNOLOGY CENTER, UVI . 3
Why Islands? Islands are often highly dependent on fossil
fuels for electricity and transportation and
often have very high retail electricity rates
Islands often have abundant renewable
resources and small populations, so are ideal
places to showcase the potential of
renewable energy penetration
Islands are vulnerable to the impacts of
climate change, such as sea level rise and
greater severity and frequency of hurricanes
EDIN is aninternationalpartnershipbetweenUSA,New Zealand,and Iceland.
USVI PILOT PROJECT, April 2009:
A collaboration between USVI, DOE, and DOI to establish an aggressive renewable energy deployment strategy for the islands that includes transportation, electricity generation and transmission, energy efficiency, and tourism and industry
USVI’s Vision is supported by an
Integrated Strategy Approach
Partners of C.G.T.C
Brookhaven National Lab
National Renewable Energy Lab
St. Dennis Group (GROTTO)
University of California-Berkley
University of the West Indies (in progress)
Energy Development in Island Nations (EDIN)