An interview with Mark Hill of Innogen Technologies, one of the forces behind the solar-powered poultry micro-farming featured on Green Antilles earlier today. A Movementunes.com documentary series. Lightworkers features powerfully positive people and the work they do from different locations around the world. Here we are in Barbados speaking with Mark Hill, Founder of Innogen [...]
Video: Mark Hill of Innogen Technologies discusses alternative energy solutions for Barbados
Agrofest 2012: Solar-powered poultry farming
Another interesting idea from Agrofest that combines renewable energy and agriculture: solar-powered poultry micro-farming. The sun provides the power to run the lights and heaters needed to maintain conditions for the young chicks. In the below photo, you can see a prototype of the solar-powered chicken coop being demonstrated. I was told that the coop [...]
Agrofest 2012: Solar-powered hydroponics
The theme for this year’s Agrofest in Barbados was Renewable energy — powering agriculture to success. One of the exhibitors took the opportunity to explore the theme was Solar Energy Innovations Inc. (SEI) , which showcased their solar-powered hydroponics system. Photovoltaic panels convert solar energy to electricity which then powers the lighting and pumps in [...]
Photos: Agrofest 2012, Barbados
A few snapshots from Agrofest 2012 in Barbados are up on the Green Antilles Facebook page.
Agrofest 2012 begins today in Barbados
In Barbados, Agrofest 2012 gets underway today at Queen’s Park and runs until Sunday February 26. The theme for this year’s event is an interesting one: Renewable energy — powering agriculture to success. I’m looking forward to seeing how the exhibits reflect that theme, and to finding out about innovative and traditional uses of renewable [...]
New programme to assess and manage climate change impact on the coasts of Barbados
IPS News reports on the recent launch of a new Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Programme in Barbados: Like most of its neighbours in the English-speaking Caribbean, Barbados’s main economic asset is its coastal zone. So it is no surprise that coastal instability due to climate change and an increasing frequency of disasters has caught [...]
Video: Out To Sea — The Decline of Barbados’ Sea Egg Fishery
Parts 3, 4, and 5 of Out To Sea — The Decline of Barbados’ Sea Egg Fishery. Parts 1 and 2 are also available for viewing on Green Antilles
Video: Out To Sea — The Decline of Barbados’ Sea Egg Fishery
As promised, here are part 1 and 2 of Out to Sea, a documentary about the decline of the sea-egg fishery in Barbados. Previously on Green Antilles: Video: Trailer | The Decline of The Sea Egg Fishery in Barbados.
Video: Trailer | The Decline of The Sea Egg Fishery in Barbados
The trailer for an upcoming 5-part web documentary about a situation that serves as a case study in the unsustainable exploitation of marine resources. Green Antilles will be following the series, which is scheduled to start on Janaury 20, 2012, with interest. If you’d like to learn more about the decline of Barbados’ sea egg [...]
Kestrel Renewables bringing alternative energy outdoor lighting systems to the Caribbean
A UK-based company specialising in outdoor lighting powered by renewable energy is expanding their operations into the Caribbean region: Kestrel Renewables, which was formed five months ago as part of Andy Thorne’s Kestrel Liner Agencies shipping group, has just secured a number of orders for its unique “off grid” hybrid wind and solar lighting systems [...]
