Cuba fulfills Montreal Protocol Commitments

Cuba is fulfilling its compromises with the Protocol of Montreal in the reduction of substances tearing the ozone layer, assured expert Nestor Espinosa, Director of the Ozone Technical Office (OTOZ) in this capital Wednesday. Read More

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Cuban disaster savvy touted

The general secretary of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Dominican Ruben Arturo Silie, praised Cuba s contributions to the Special Committee on Natural Disasters in the region. "Cuba has the best prevention mechanisms in the entire hemisphere" Read More

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Hurricane names removed from 2007 list

Katrina, one of the most devastating hurricanes in history, was removed from the list of names annually assigned to the Northern Atlantic hurricane season. An international hurricane committee of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) "sanctioned" hurricanes Katrina, Dennis, Rita, Stan and Wilma, because they cost a number of deaths and damage after their destructive passing through the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America and the southeastern coasts of the United States. Read More

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Cuban underwater archeology attracts experts

Museologists from 12 countries noted the high value of Cuba's underwater archeology, due to its unprecedented capacity to preserve the submerged cultural and patrimonial wealth. Cuban expert Alessandro Lopez gave a lecture on underwater archeology at the Fourth Ibero-American Meeting of Museums and Historic Centers, which opened on Tuesday in Havana and is being attended by 167 specialists from the region. Read More

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Cuba and Venezuela work together to open Cuban Oil Refinery

"We are very pleased with the joint effort between Cuba and my country [Venezuela] to finish building the oil refinery [in Cienfuegos]. We believe its opening in December will be a hard blow to the blockade," said Venezuelan Ambassador to Cuba Ali Rodriquez Araque, after a visit to the refinery. Read More

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Cuba building hydroelectric plant

A high-tech hydroelectric plant is being built at the Cuban town of Rio Grande, in the mountainous zone of the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba. Read More

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Cuban, US meteorologists meet in Mexico

A non-official meeting on the prevention of hurricanes was carried out in Monterrey, Mexican state of Nuevo Leon, with the participation this week of experts from Cuba and United States. Read More

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Cuba to build windfarms to generate power

Trying to assimilate and expand power generation through the force of winds, Cuba will build three windfarms in 2077, for a gradual take off of that energy, according to government authorities. Read More

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Solar energy has a promising future in Cuba

Dr. Luis Berriz, president of the CUBASOLAR society, spoke about Cubas potential for developing solar energy infrastructure duriing the Fifth International Convention on Renewable Energy, Energy Savings and Energy Education CIER 2007 being held in Havana. Read More

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Cuba cooperates with several countries in energy sector

Cuba's Ecosol Solar division is currently implementing several renewable energy projects in other countries. Read More

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