Featured in The fertile solar crescent – 01-2018

Power, to the people

Puerto Rico: The devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria on the island of Puerto Rico was vast and indiscriminate. Reporter Daniella Cheslow visited some of the areas most badly affected and found a shredded grid, a rising demand for energy independence, solar and storage, and a heartening reminder of humankind’s capacity for kindness, endurance and determination.

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pv magazine

16 Jan 2018

Electrical worker Marc Noisette of Westchester County, New York repairs the grid in Old San Juan on December 8, 2017. San Juan’s Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz says her city’s residents need power, but she hopes to integrate renewable energy into hurricane recovery.

Early last month, Puerto Rican solar power executive Alejandro Uriarte gave a tour of the downtown office of his company, New Energy. It’s on a busy San Juan road above a Denny’s restaurant. Uriarte reached a yellow demonstration wall mounted with the components of a solar power system. A solar panel received energy, transmitted it …

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