HDF CARIBBEAN

🗺Climate, 🎶Culture and Coffee ☕️ 🔊The final quarter of 2024 is upon us, and at HDF Energy HDF Caribbean division, this signals an accelerating of our work as we race against the global climate clock. 🌐 Apart from a shared belief in our mission, a common love for coffee fuels our every interaction. This quarter for VP Thibault Menage and team, looks like limitless double espressos☕️ and: 🇹🇹Trinidad; Visit to Port of Spain to advance the NewGen project with collaborative partners and key stakeholders as we finalize a term sheet 🇱🇨St Lucia; Prime Ministerial visit to Castries, to advance our HYVOLUCIA project and further our negotiations on land development, for the plant and facilities. 🇯🇲Jamaica; Visit to Kingston to further our negotiations with key stakeholders on project parameters and land issues, and deepen our 🇪🇺EU collaboration regionally. 🇧🇧Barbados; Visit to Bridgetown to continue the work on Renewstable Barbados (RSB) as we prepare for the next phase, and proudly welcome the new Executive Director of CCREEE, Dr M.R. Nagdee.🎉 🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago, thank you for your amazing hospitality with special thanks to the Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries, Tringen, the National Gas Company of T&T, YARA, Special thanks to the Ambassadors of the 🇪🇺EU of 🇨🇵France and of Ukraine🇺🇦. May peace come soon to your country. A special thanks to Full Bloom coffee roasters! See you again soon! Our projects are regionally aligned and we could not be more excited! ✨️

🌟On October 1st HDF CARIBBEAN participated in the second EU- CARIBBEAN Global Gateway conference on Sargassum🪸 in beautiful Grenada. 🇬🇩 🔬The ingenuity of brilliant Caribbean entrepreneurs in tackling this global challenge was on display in biofuels, cosmetology, construction, tourism and a wide variety of farming applications.⚗️ 🎉Kudos to Felix Fernández-Shaw and Team at Global Gateway, the government of Grenada and Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell and Minister Kerryne Z. James, Ambassador Francis Etienne, Dr Stacy Richards-Kennedy Head of CAF, and the many allies facing the challenge to preserve our planet🌏.

🎉The pioneering RSB project has reached another milestone, with not one but two public disclosures! 🤩 HDF CARIBBEAN continued stakeholder engagement and pursuit of best practices is on display, with our published Environmental and Social Review Summary (ESRS) and Environmental & Social Action Plan (ESAP) by both the IFC - International Finance Corporation and IDB Invest. ⚡️While this was unfolding, HDF Energy’s Investment Officer Hugo Frossard, accompanied by ESG Lead Meshia Clarke, toured the BL&PC 10-megawatt solar farm, with Emera Caribbean Renewables Limited (ECRL)’s Glyne Bowen. 🤝This visit emphasized the importance of local participation in the project's success, with insights that will inform the RSB project moving forward. ✨Barbados is committed to a sustainable future, and we are proud to be a part of it! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDFYj3sV and https://lnkd.in/emUg2qfd

🤩 In June, Jacqueline Beckles and Meshia Clarke met with IDB Invest’s Luiz Gabriel Todt de Azevedo and Ms. Delicia Taylor to discuss the progress of the Renewstable Barbados project. ⚡️Expected to be the largest of its kind in the English speaking Caribbean, RSB will support Barbados' renewable energy transition, providing clean, resilient electricity to approximately 18,680 residential customers. 🇧🇧 Barbados remains a leader and we are proud to be a part of this! #renewableenergy #hydrogen #energytransition

🇫🇷 HDF CARIBBEAN took the opportunity on Bastille Day to celebrate with some of the Ambassadors in the Caribbean, proudly representing France and the work being done in development, trade, energy, security and many other areas of cooperation. 🎉 We stand with liberty, equality and fraternity! Didier Chabert, Kirt St Bernard Ph.D., Denell Florius and Aidan Rogers #bastilleday #hydrogen #renewableenergy

🎉 We are pleased to announce that HDF Energy’s industrial project, the 1MW+ fuel cell factory, has been approved for financial support worth up to 172 million euros by the European Commission as part of the IPCEI (Important Project of Common European Interest) "Hy2Move". 🏭 This funding supports HDF Energy's ongoing investment plan to develop and industrialize multi-megawatt fuel cells for heavy maritime and rail mobility, as well as electricity production for public power grids. 🔋 The fuel cell is the most strategic component of the Renewstable®️ hydrogen power plants developed by HDF. Our fuel cell-producing factory thus enhances the operational efficiency of projects, supports innovation, and strengthens the company's market position while contributing to broader economic and environmental goals. 🇧🇧 Our Renewstable Barbados project is one of the many projects worldwide that benefit from this industrial project, enabling Barbados to achieve its 100% renewable energy target by 2030. #hydrogen #fuelcell #IPCEI #Hy2Move

🇹🇹 On June 11th, as the Trinidad and Tobago Sustainable Energy Conference prepares for its second day, join our HDF Energy Deputy CEO and Chairman for NewGen Project Jean-Noel de Charentenay from 9a.m. as he highlights the work of HDF in the region. ⚡️This year's conference aims to galvanize collective efforts of myriad stakeholders in our quest to reduce emissions in scalable, bankable, and replicable ways. 🔋 Jean-Noel will be discussing the most strategic component of the hydrogen chain, the fuel cell, which will be produced in our newly inaugurated factory in Bordeaux. He will also present the HDF pipeline concept for the Caribbean region and update participants on the NewGen project in Trinidad and Tobago. #fuelcell #sustainableenergy #hydrogen

🇦🇬 On May 27th, VP Caribbean, Thibault MENAGE and Head of Corporate and Public Affairs, Kirt St Bernard Ph.D. were honoured to attend the 4th International Conference on SIDS in Antigua and Barbuda. 🤝 They participated in the Caribbean-EU event hosted by EU Director, Félix Fernández-Shaw, where European Investors were connected with Caribbean leaders to implement the Global Gateway Investment Agenda in the Caribbean. 🙏🏽 Thank you to the European Commission for their kind invitation and we look forward to continuing our enagament. #sids4 #europeancommisson #antigua

🎉 What an incredible week! The HDF CARIBBEAN team was overjoyed to attend the inauguration of the world’s first high-power hydrogen 1MW+ fuel cell factory in Blanquefort, France 🇫🇷 🌎 Six regional teams gathered for a week of info-packed workshops, knowledge-sharing and last but not least a grand tour of the building. ✨The sessions ended with a vibrant cocktail party and concert with over 700 attendees. The teams closed the week with a tour of the incomparable St. Emilion with a wine tasting and a touch of French cuisine. #fuelcell #hydrogen #bordeaux #renewableenergy

🎉 The moment had arrived! Over 700 people are gathering for the inaugural launch of the HDF headquarters and factory in Blanqforte from every region of the world we operate! We at HDF CARIBBEAN will form part of a global delegation to celebrate the launch and continue the transition to a cleaner world 🌎 ⚡️ HDF Energy fuel cells are a strategic element in our hydrogen power plants. They are designed to generate zero-emission baseload or on-demand power. The fuel cells are economically competitive and tailored to meet the rigours demands of our diverse markets. 🏭 From 2024, HDF Energy will be mass-producing its high-power fuel cells in its 7,000 m² manufacturing plant in Blanquefort, near Bordeaux in France. It will be the world’s first mass-production plant for high-power PEM hydrogen fuel cells. #fuelcell #hydrogen #renewableenergy https://lnkd.in/eeCfxuHy