1. USVI Energy RoadmapAdam Warren, PhD (NREL) Credit: Don Buchanan, VI Energy Office Credit: Warren Gretz, NREL Credit: Don Buchanan, VI Energy Office EDIN-USVI Energy Workshop April 7-8, 2011 Univ. of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
3. 4/6/11 2 Our motivation EIA: annual average price of low sulfur crude oil real 2009 dollars per barrel Factors not considered:
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6. 5 Feb 2010 – Declaration of our mission At the MOU signing ceremony with DOE and DOI, Gov. deJongh, Jr. announced his goal to reduce USVI’s dependence of fossil fuel by60% by 2025. “There is no reason why the Virgin Islands cannot be the leaders in clean energy deployment in the Caribbean,” deJongh said.
9. Diverse set of stakeholders working together to ask the right questions and find the answers VIEO & WAPA Working Groups
10. April 2011 Workshop Critique draft Energy Roadmap What can be done? What can’t? What have we missed? Identify and eliminate Barriers. Working Groups Mission Values Goal
31. Energy Efficiency 11 Schools Retrofitted to save Water and Energy 972 LED Street Lights in St. John
32. Generation Efficiency at WAPA Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) - 19 MW from waste heat Reverse Osmosis replacesDistillation for half of St. Croix’sWater Supply
33. Joining us by Video Conference Kari Burman Vahan Gevorgian, PhD Caleb Rockenbaugh