Virgin Islands to Make Electricity from Tourists’ Leftovers
The U.S. Virgin Islands have a five times greater energy consumption per capita than the U.S. mainland. Oil fired generators provide the islands electricity. But it also has a great resource for renewable energy.
Two million of us feasting tourists a year leave a lot of leftovers. So much so, actually, that the territory has faced EPA fines for excess solid waste and has almost run out of places to put the 146,000 tons of garbage we leave behind every year.
The Recovery Act offers $8 million for renewable projects in the Virgin Islands, which has no renewable power as yet, despite abundant solar and wind potential. But the energy potential of all those leftovers might be even greater. And here’s a company that wants to use it:
