Comments on: Green Energy in Curacao

By: eugene

eugene — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:46:12 +0000

are the wind mills active today or are they down while the
replacement activity is underway.

By: Dinesh

Dinesh — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:59:37 +0000

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By: Nathan Lee

Nathan Lee — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:43:36 +0000

hopefully, we would be shifting more and more towards green energy in the future.”.`

By: Rajvee

Rajvee — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:33:22 +0000

@Henk
I like your plan to install solar panels for your new home here. I am working on that myself. A friend told me about one new renewable energy technology company in Curacao called Eco Energy Caribbean. Their website is http://ecoenergycaribbean.com/ but is under construction. Although they have posted the address and phone number. I believe they sell solar panels. There is also another company called Sustainable Solutions which specializes in energy efficient air conditioners and other similar products. Good luck on the construction of your new house.

By: hpanneman

hpanneman — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:34:06 +0000

I also like very much where this discussion is going .

At the moment we’re building a new house and hopefully finished Januari next year. We’re plannig to live during ” winter ” time on Curacao and when it’s bike -time back in Holland.

My plan is too install as much solar panels as I can afford and if needed the windmill too, simply to reduce costs later on. Anybody any suggestions?

untill I’m back , groente

Henk

By: sharyles

sharyles — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:59:05 +0000

@ Brain
I like your idea.. I’m studying sustainable energy research and development and u are right solar power pays itself rather quickly.
i would like to talk to u. To help u improve ur system.. next to improve your system we need to start talking about improving your house structure..

hope i can help u
contact me sharule_3@hotmail.com

@ Curaçao
My lovely island. I hope that we can open our eyes to the climate problems that the world is having. Curacao is a small island with all the resources to go green. I have so much ideas in my head and i can help my island with my knowledge.. I will be done with my bachelor degree in sept. and i will move to sweden for my master degree in sustainable technology.

@ Rajvee
I like ur motivation. I will be following u!!

take care
kuida!!

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:00:06 +0000

I’m living in Curacao on solar power and I desalinate my own (drinking) water from the ocean. I am not a customer of Aqua Electra. It’s not that hard to do these days. The solar power pays for itself rather quickly, but I don’t generate enough power for air-co – only music, tv, lights, fan, etc. The only negative part of my system is batteries – I am looking for environmentally friendly batteries, once the current ones need replacing.

The main problem with Curacao is that there are no green subsidies or laws mandating the power company buys back into the grid our extra electricity. Having even one of those would bring in the suppliers/installers/knowledge to make Curacao greener. I don’t think aquaelectra would let that happen without a political fight, but we can always go on our own at least.

By: Jeany

Jeany — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:37:26 +0000

Ravjee, Yes you are completely right, but on this one we can bring them to court and I would certainly do so if it would happen to me, because they cannot shut anyone off from water.

Today I spoke to a customer that’s interested in solar and he was so disgusted by Aqualectra, that he told me: “we should all just stop paying them instead of fighting them. Because this is getting to weired, my company is entitled to get cheaper water, but we just don’t get it. They can do what ever they want with you because of their monopoly and I’m so sick of it, so we have to get this whole community stop paying their bills and change will follow”.

I think he’s right and we should do the same with UTS & TDS – waaauuuw we would save a lot of money for Happy Hour!:)

Jeany

By: Rajvee

Rajvee — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:32:17 +0000

Jeany, of course water is a human right but there are many instances around the world where human rights have been violated. In some parts of the world people do not have water, electricity, freedom of speech, freedom to vote. The list can go on. Corporations and governments are infamous when it comes to violating people’s rights. Whether you’re in a first world country or third world country you are bound to be a victim of corporate and government corruption.

A good way to expose Aqualectra’s monopoly of electricity is to simply do what we are doing now… talk about it, write about it, and get the message out there that they are about a century behind and care more about helping their friends rather than the common tax payer.

By: webmaster

webmaster — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:17:12 +0000

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