By Jessica Gomez on August 24, 2015
honduras, renewable energy, roatan, world
Business - Economics, Environmental News, General Honduras News, Headline News, News from Honduras
Roatan’s tourism industry is growing, increasing the demand for electricity along with it. This has been a challenge for the Roatan Electric Company (RECO) through the years, and a greener solution is underway. RECO has studied offering alternative power options in order to reduce Roatan’s reliance on fossil fuels, but was discouraged by the fact […]
By gringa on March 29, 2012
cruisers, honduras, roatan, sailing, sailors, west end
Honduras Travel & Tourism
All cruising sailors have been told they must leave West End in Honduras by the end of March. The decision by the local authorities is causing consternation, not only by the cruising sailors that have been sailing, snorkeling and diving in the idyllic waters of Roatan, Honduras for many seasons, but also the local business […]
By Catracha Hondurena on March 16, 2012
alternative energy, bay islands, roatan, solar power
Business - Economics
PRESS RELEASE March 16, 2012, 10:09 a.m. EDT ONYX Terminates Development of Honduran Solar Project GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO, Mar 16, 2012 — Onyx Service & Solutions, Inc. announced today that the Company has informed its Honduran partners as well as local government officials that it has made the decision to terminate development of its 22-megawatt […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 16, 2012
crash, float plane, roatan
Human Interest
A retired Canadian pilot who witnessed a float plane crash off the Honduran island of Roatan last week says he helped rescue a couple with a small child out of the water. Larry Forseth, 63, told CTVNews.ca he was on a parasail boat in the Caribbean Sea not far from shore Wednesday when a small […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 2, 2012
energy, roatan, solar power
Environmental News
On December 29th, 2011 ONYX Service & Solutions Inc. (Greenwood Village, Colorado, U.S.) announced a new plan to break up its 22 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project on the island of Roatan, Honduras, into several small PV plants. The company cites the older electricity distribution system on the island as a factor in the formulation […]