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Re: GEBE Exploring options
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/10/2024 01:25 PM
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I'm not sure why there are no renewables in the plan for electricity supply, I can only guess that for some reason there is no financing available. Engineering wise solar PV and wind could be part of the mix as they are on Saba (currently 40% renewables and planning on 60% by 2025). If a reliable electricity supply could be achieved then maybe battery electric vehicles could start to be introduced onto the island (nobody is going to have "range anxiety about their EV on SXM!). Dave.
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Re: GEBE Exploring options
[Re: CYOWDave]
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06/20/2024 02:08 PM
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Solar energy appears to be the best option for increasing renewable electricity in St. Maarten, according to TNO, which studied the energy transition in Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten.but... there are few concrete plans for the energy transition in St. MaartenSource: Solar energy best option for St. Maarten, TNO concludes, but no clear plans in sightSo I understand this to mean that the lack of an energy transition plan goes beyond lack of financing to include a lack of government will and/or capacity to act in this area (after all they haven't managed to even keep the existing generating infrastructure reliable). Dave.
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Re: GEBE Exploring options
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/20/2024 03:06 PM
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Just where can they put solar panels(2000 make 1 mega watt) on SXM or 20 to 30 windmills to provide 30 mega watts of power? Both of these types of renewables needs a lot of space. You need at least 10 acres for 1 MW for Solar as far as wind mills they are large and also take up a lot of space and you would need 20 to 30 as each one provides 1.5 to 3 mega watts each.
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Re: GEBE Exploring options
[Re: SXMScubaman]
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06/21/2024 04:37 PM
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As one who has been belly-aching about the island’s lack of foresight re infrastructure for a minimum of at least thirty years, none of this surprises me.
The people of SXM should be outraged that so many of the described issues weren’t addressed years ago. Methinks too many people in power were interested in filling their own pockets to care about the over all well being of the island.
The good news for visitors, even those of us with fifty years of trips there, is we can choose to go or not but the good people who live there aren’t able to do so. It’s their home such as it is.
Respectfully,
pat
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Re: GEBE Exploring options
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06/24/2024 07:27 AM
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At this point, there needs to have a Moratorium on all these plans to build more hotels!! The currant system can't handle what the island has now!!!
Sand Gravity, got to love it!
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