Green Hydrogen, Wind Turbines On The Horizon For T&T’s Energy Future

Minister of Energy and Energy Industries, Stuart Young, says green hydrogen, wind turbines, and solar panels are all on the technological menu for this country’s diversification of its power generation grid.

As the NESC Technical Institute launched its Renewable Energy Technology Services (RETS) Programme on Monday, Minister Young highlighted what will be the scope of the renewable energy sector in Trinidad and Tobago.

“We are currently at the second stage of commissioning our exercise of studying where to put down the wind turbines to ensure that Trinidad and Tobago brings wind turbines into our power generation. We completed the first study, right now we have put down five wind measurement units in areas where we believe are best suited to generate wind electricity from.”

Minister Young noted the country is undertaking its first green hydrogen pilot project.

“We have two projects that are currently on the way. Looking at the commerciality of it, the Government has commissioned a pilot project that we will do that will be green hydrogen generating. Taking the energy from the electricity, from renewables into an electrolyser, splitting that oxygen from the hydrogen in water, H₂O, and creating green hydrogen that then goes into the largest and most sophisticated in the CARICOM region, plants that we have right here in Point Lisas.”

The Energy Minister said there will be job opportunities for the graduates from the new programme, which was also endorsed by the Acting Dean of NESC’s School of Continuing Education, Kofi Toney.

“We’ve created a programme that delivers the key industry knowledge and practical skills needed to truly boost the renewable energy sector. We’ve also ensured our programme has regional relevance. The RETS programme incorporates the Level Three in renewable technologies services Caribbean vocational qualification standard. This means our credentials will be portable across the Caribbean.”

The RETS Programme will also offer five distinct micro-credentials in sustainable energy innovation, entrepreneurship, and energy efficiency, among others.

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