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Opinion:

¶ “Can wind and solar make us rich?” • With low-cost electricity storage, Jamaica could cut electric costs by 60%, while cutting of costs for imported fossil fuels by $100 million each month. Finally, free at last! Economic independence attained after 50 years of political independence. [Jamaica Observer]

Jamaican wind farm.

¶ “Renewables versus climate change – the battle heats up!” • The renewable energy revolution is in full swing, but global warming is also accelerating, with global temperature records broken every month for a year. Will the energy transition happen in time to avert catastrophe? [The Ecologist]

World:

¶ Japanese renewables firm SB Energy Corp will start on June 10 commercial operations at the 48.43-MW Hamada Wind Farm, in Shimane prefecture, Japan. The company expects the new wind power plant to generate some 85 million kWh per year, sufficient for 23,600 local homes. [