Dominica geothermal mission website, Caribbean (supply: Nixon George, Fast Hyperlink Productions by way of Dominica GDC)
Trinidad-based Kenesjay Inexperienced Ltd. shall be conducting a pre-feasibility examine for inexperienced ammonia manufacturing utilizing geothermal power in Dominica.
The Authorities of Dominica, by way of the Ministry of Finance, Financial Improvement, Local weather Resilience, and Social Safety, has engaged Kenesjay Inexperienced Ltd. (KGL) to undertake a pre-feasibility examine for the manufacturing of inexperienced ammonia utilizing geothermal power.
This follows up on a Framework Settlement for a large-scale inexperienced hydrogen manufacturing facility signed by the Authorities of Dominica final yr as a part of a deliberate Inexperienced Eco-Industrial Park. KGL, by way of subsidiary Kenesjay Inexperienced Dominica Restricted, was additionally a part of this Framework Settlement together with the Dominica Geothermal Improvement Firm (DGDC).
KGL’s duties for this pre-feasibility examine will contain technical and regulatory evaluations with reference to infrastructure, land use, and environmental impacts of a proposed inexperienced ammonia manufacturing facility. The corporate will even consider potential markets for inexperienced ammonia throughout native, regional, and worldwide scopes.
KGL is a developer of inexperienced power initiatives primarily based in Trinidad and Tobago. This partnership acknowledges the experience and management of Trinidad and Tobago as a serious producer of ammonia. The joint initiative additionally units an instance for regional cooperation working in direction of constructing a low-carbon financial system within the Caribbean area.
Dominica is at the moment within the technique of creating its first geothermal energy mission in Laudat. The manufacturing and reinjection wells had already been drilled and examined by the Authorities in a course of that began greater than ten years in the past. In late 2023, Ormat signed a contract with the Authorities of Dominica and the Dominica Electrical energy Companies (DOMLEC) to finance the development of, function, and preserve the 10-MW geothermal energy plant in Laudat.
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