Management seeks to continue developing Haiti’s renewable energy infrastructure.
Purepoint Energy, a Norwalk based company, expresses sorrow for victims of the January 10 earthquake. The Company, which completed a solar project in 2009, is grateful that the team it worked with in Fermathe, Haiti is safe. Purepoint continues to be concerned about the large destruction of infrastructure in Haiti.
Haiti often has the lowest coverage of electricity in the Western Hemisphere with only about 12.5% of the population having regular access to electricity. In addition, Haiti’s large share of thermal generation (70%) makes the country especially vulnerable to rising and unstable oil prices. With regard to renewable sources, hydroelectric generation accounts for about 26% of total installed capacity. With regard to solar power, rural electrification projects could apply off-grid solar technology. PurePoint Energy is continuing to see if it can provide any expertise or services to any of these projects.
Purepoint Energy is an international installer of renewable energy systems and components. PurePoint Energy is an approved eligible installer for the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF), the New York Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Renewable Energy Vermont (REV).
The company also has experience working in Haiti and throughout the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean. In late 2009, Purepoint installed a 2.1KW solar panel system in Fermathe Haiti. More information on this project can be accessed at:
http://www.purepointenergy.com/
Tom Wemyss
PurePoint Energy
203.642.4105
28 Knight Street
Norwalk, CT 06851
