Each chapter is dedicated to an energy source and
addresses the political, social, environmental and
economic implications of the use of each resource. The
book targets students and policy makers at all levels.
CONTENTS
Prologue
 Chapter 1: Oil leads to
OPEC
Chapter 2: The quest for oil in Jamaica
Chapter 3: Coal
Chapter 4: Nuclear Power
Chapter 5: Renewable Energy -fact or fiction?
Chapter 6: Wind energy
Chapter 7: Solar power
Chapter 8: Biomass for energy
Chapter 9: Hydropower in Jamaica
Chapter 10: Geothermal energy
Chapter 11: OTEC - a new energy technology
Chapter 12: Low-energy architecture
Chapter 13: Energy efficiency - strategies for the
future
Chapter 14: Future energy supply options
Chapter 15: Is our energy system sustainable?
Epilogue
Appendices
1. Petroleum pricing formula
2. Jamaica's Energy Sector Policy, 1995
3. Saving energy - a consumer approach
Glossary and Conversion
Factors
Index
ABOUT
THE BOOK
"This book
addresses energy supply options for Jamaica at a time
when the ecological effects of continued fossil fuel use
are being increasingly scrutinized, Renewable energy
technologies can produce major foreign exchange savings
in addition to their benign environmental effects and
this book will help to educate the public on our energy
options."
Professor Oliver
Headley
UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados
"The book is an
excellent companion to all persons interested in energy.
It is a blessing to those who are not experts and want to
update their knowledge of different forms of energy."
Ali Sayigh
World Renewable Energy Network
United Kingdom
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR
Dr. Raymond Wright
Dr. Raymond Wright
is recognized throughout the Caribbean as one of the
region's energy experts. In over 80 papers in various
local and international journals, he explores renewable
energy, petroleum exploration, environmental geology,
and biostratigraphy. Dr. Wright is Group Managing
Director of Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica. Born in
Southfield, St. Elizabeth, his early education started
at Clarendon College. Later, he was educated at Durham
and London Universities in England, and Stanford
University, California, USA. He was Director of
Geological Surveys and Commissioner of Mines prior to
coming to PCJ in 1979. At PCJ he spearheaded the search
for oil and gas in Jamaica.
Among the awards he has
received are the Commander of the Order of Distinction
(CD), conferred in 1989, and the Chubb Award for
Excellence in the Geological Sciences in 1993.
This publication is
available at local bookstores and at The Press,
University of the West Indies.
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