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Participants also took part in group sessions which helped, among other things, to identify appropriate techniques and channels to deliver “the geothermal message to target audiences and improved development of geothermal communication material for the OECS.

Presentations were made by Dr Ernie Stapleton - GEOBUILD project manager, Benise Joseph - Program Director of the Sustainable Energy, Environmental Sustainability Division (OECS), Loverly Anthony - Head of the OECS Communications Unit, Danny Moonie - Communications / Knowledge Management Specialist - OECS and Lance Peters - Head of the Energy Unit in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Topics covered included: fundamentals of geothermal energy; geothermal resource exploration and assessment; environmental, economic and social considerations; direct use applications; understanding stakeholder needs; and crafting compelling geothermal stories.

GEOBUILD is specifically designed to address some critical gaps and needs of geothermal energy in the OECS with the aim of increasing its contribution to the region’s energy mix. To date, Guadeloupe is the only OECS Member State with a geothermal power plant of 15 megawatts (MW).

SOURCE: Agency For Public Information