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Can Cuba find the way forward to a renewables-based future?

2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 19-20; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ref.2017.04.001

1755-0084

Andrew Mourant,

Cuban History and Society

Few countries are better placed than Cuba for a move towards self-sufficiency in renewable energy. Not only does it have abundant wind and sunshine but also sustainable sources of biomass. Sugar cane waste – bagasse – of course; and, more unusually, hardwood, namely the invasive Marabu tree which is widely regarded as a pest. Andrew Mourant investigates.