Cuban Pumped Hydro Energy Storage: Powering the Future with
Ever wondered how a tropical island like Cuba could become a renewable energy powerhouse? The answer might lie in an old-but-gold technology: pumped hydro energy storage. As global
Our straightforward assessment then was that a breakdown of the electric grid was likely to occur. The key messages are clear: 1. Cuba should aim to build a diversified energy system based on modern and efficient technologies, with a high penetration of renewable energies, prioritizing solar and biomass. 2.
While small-scale, such renewable energy initiatives can reduce pressure on the energy grid and provide relief in especially vulnerable places. Due to rising temperatures and increasingly unreliable energy infrastructure, action to update Cuba's energy grid is urgently necessary.
Building a Cleaner, More Resilient Energy System in Cuba recommends numerous ways by which domestic policy in Cuba can prioritize working towards a more sustainable, resilient grid — especially by investing in the energy transition — and ways in which international cooperation can support these goals.
Antonio Guiteras is now back online, and Cuban energy officials say electricity has been restored in most of the capital city, Havana, and some outlying areas. But they have warned against too much optimism. Cuba's five thermoelectric power plants are obsolete and crumbling.
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