Amaury Perez Sanchez, Author at POWER Magazine

A Breakdown of Cuba’s Grid Collapse and Recovery Efforts

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 20:05:01 +0000

Cuba is in the throes of a severe energy crisis, driven by fuel supply disruptions and compounded by obstacles in securing vital technologies and supplies needed to modernize and operate […]

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Thermal Power Plants in Cuba Struggle to Meet Demand

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 04:08:00 +0000

Since 2021, Cuba has been going through a complex situation in its national electrical system. Blackouts have been increasing, with higher incidence in recent months. Although projections predicted an

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Distributed Generation in Cuba: Present and Future

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 12:10:03 +0000

Distributed generation stands out in the Cuban power system, where there are hundreds of units dispersed throughout the country. In times of contingency, and as usually happens when a hurricane […]

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Current Generation Capacity, Future Investment Plans, and Photovoltaic Projects of the Cuban Energy Industry

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 20:13:59 +0000

The state-owned Unión Eléctrica (UNE) is responsible for supplying electricity to the Cuban population and the national economy. This is a complex process in which more than 50,000 workers intervene, […]

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Commercial Photovoltaic Systems Now Available to Residents in Cuba

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 05:06:00 +0000

As a part of a political movement to develop renewables and more efficiently use energy in Cuba, the state-owned company COPEXTEL will be responsible for commercializing photovoltaic (PV) systems for the Cuban

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Projected Development of Renewables in Cuba

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Tue, 01 Dec 2020 05:08:00 +0000

As part of Cuba’s National Economic and Social Development Plan for 2030, the country aspires to increase the share of renewable energy on its electric grid to 24%. To accomplish this objective, the

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Cuba’s First Biomass-Fired Power Plant Inaugurated

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 04:03:00 +0000

The first biomass-fired power plant in Cuba—located adjacent to Ciro Redondo sugar mill in the central province of Ciego de Ávila—recently synchronized its two boilers to the grid. The 60-MW plant is

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Cuba Gives Green Light to PV Technology

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Cuba is in the midst of a renewable revolution to transform, update, and adapt its fossil fuel–dependent power mix to its current energy needs. Because Cuba has a relatively high […]

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Bagasse and Blended Biomass Cogeneration Advances in the Cuban Sugarcane Industry

Amaury Perez Sanchez — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 05:00:00 +0000

Advances in firing biomass, including bagasse, in Cuban sugarcane operations.

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