Regional Workshop on 

Metrology and Technology Challenges of

Climate Science and Renewable Energy

April 14 - 15, 2015

Jamaica Pegasus Hotel

Kingston, Jamaica

Taller Regional de

Metrología y Retos Tecnológicosenlas Ciencias del Clima

y la Energía Renovable

14-15 de abril, 2015

Jamaica Pegasus Hotel

Kingston, Jamaica
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 

Day 1 : Session A – Opening Ceremony & Technical Workshop

Theme: Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Renewable Energy– Metrology and Technology 

Challenges?

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcoming Remarks/Opening Address

Professor Winston Davidson, Chairman – Standards Council, BSJ, Jamaica 

Robert Medford, CARIMET Coordinator

Jeanelle Van Glaanenweygel, OAS Representative in Jamaica

Luis G. Moreno, U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica 

9:40 National Energy Policy – Fuelling Growth

Omar Alcock, Senior Economist, Energy Economics Unit, Energy Division, 

Ministry of Science Technology, Energy and Mining, Jamaica 

10:00 Renewable Energy Policies in Trinidad and Tobago

Mary Rose Narayane, Geologist, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Team of the 

Energy Research and Planning Division,

Ministry of Energy and Energy Affairs, Trinidad & Tobago

10:25 Energy Policy - The Interconnection Challenge

Daryl Jackson, Managing Director, OWIA Energy Solutions, Antigua & Barbuda

10:50 Break

11:15 Energy Efficiency: Achievements, Equipment and Social Impact in the Dominican Republic

Lewis Peña, Coordinator, Electrical Measurement Laboratory, INDOCAL, Dominican 

Republic

11:40 The Application of Renewable Energy Options to Off-set Climate Change and 

Sustainability Challenges in the Caribbean

Earl S. Green, PMP, CAEETP, Latin America Energy Organization (OLADE), Jamaica

12:05 Interconnecting RETs into Island Grids - Technical and Financial Considerations

Jusceno Jacob, Electrical Engineer-Renewable Energy, 

GRENLEC (Power Company), Grenada

12:30 Lunch
Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Day 1: Session B – Cont. Technical Workshop

Theme: Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Renewable Energy – Metrology and Technology 

Challenges?

13:30 NIST Research: Energy and the Built Environment

David Yashar, Deputy Chief, Energy and Environment Division, Engineering Laboratory, 

NIST, USA

14:00 Energy Efficiency in Buildings (Another CARIMET Country)

Elliot Erwin Edwards, CEO, Atoms Solutions Inc., Barbados 

14:30 Labeling Programs for Energy Efficiency Appliances - National and Regional Approaches 

for Implementation and Testing

Ana Maria Carreño Hoyos, Manager, Global Best Practices, CLASP, USA

15:00 Break

15:30 Energy Efficiency and Climate Impacts of Stationary Air Conditioning and Refrigeration 

Systems

John Telesford, Consultant and In-Country Expert, Grenada

16:00 Capacity Building for a Renewable Energy Workforce in Jamaica - The Role of Academia

Ruth Potopsingh, Associate Vice President, Sustainable Energy, 

University of Technology, Jamaica

16:30 Panel Discussion on Renewable Energy and Climate Science (3-5 min each)

Representatives from the CARIMET Region 

D.Boodlal & Mary Narayane(Trinidad & Tobago), Lewis Peña (Dominican Republic),

Earl Green (OLADE), Daryl Jackson (Antigua & Barbuda), Jusceno Jacobs (Grenada), Ruth 

Potopsingh (Jamaica)

Q’s to be addressed: 

• What are the current policies of your country about renewable energy, building efficiency 

systems, smart grid, and climate science? 

• What are the current or pending regulations about Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and 

Renewable Energy? 

• Do the countries have the infrastructure in place to meet these policies? 

Moderator: Hratch Semerjian, NIST, USA

17:15 Summary of First Day Discussions 

Jose Trejo, Director, Belize Bureau of Standards

Alan Michael, Standardization Officer, Antigua & Barbuda Bureau of Standards

18:30 Networking Reception 
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 

Day 2: Session A – Technical Workshop

Theme: Renewable Energy & Smart Grids – Metrology and Technology Challenges?

8:30 Registration

9:00 Welcoming Remarks

Claire Saundry, Director, International and Academic Affairs, NIST

9:10 Smart Grid as an Infrastructure Platform

David Wollman, Deputy Director, Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical System Program Office, 

Engineering Laboratory, NIST, USA

9:40 Hurdles and Opportunities of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid in Rural Areas

Orlando Olmberg, CEO of Guguplex Technologies SAC, Suriname

10:10 The Merits of Integrating Renewables Using Smarter Grid Systems

Mr. Ricardo Case, SCADA/EMS Manager, Jamaica Public Service Company

10:40 Break

11:10 Diversifying in Energy Production: Producing Bio-Electricity and Bio-Ethanol From 

Sugarcane, A Natural Resource of Belize

Glenford Eiley, Co-Founder & President, GSR Energy Limited, Belize LLC

11:40 Renewable Energy Technology (Photovoltaic Systems)

Kenroy Questelles, Head of Engineering Department, St. Vincent and the Grenadines 

Community College & Chairperson of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Bureau of 

Standards Technical Committee for Electrical and Electro-technical Standards (St. Vincent 

& Grenadines)

12:10 A New Manufacturing Center For Solar PV Panel Systems And Design-Build of Solar PV 

Power Plants in Belize, Central America

Reuben Chow, CEO, CE-CAM Energy, LTD 

12:40 Lunch
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 

Day 2: Session B – Technical Workshop

Theme: Climate Science – Metrology and Technology Challenges?

13:30 Climate Change and Renewable Energy – A US Perspective

James Whetstone – Special Assistant for Greenhouse Gas Measurements, NIST, USA

13:50 Air Quality Measurement in Jamaica

Jody Ann Marston, Acting Coordinator, Pollution, Monitoring & Assessment Branch, 

National Environment and Planning Agency, Jamaica

14:10 Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Management: A case study for Trinidad

Donnie Boodlal, Lecturer, University of Trinidad and Tobago (TT)

14:30 Climate Change Measurement: A review of rainfall and temperature measurement 

standards in Guyana

Odessa Shako, National Ozone Manager, Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana, and

Lyndon Alves, Meteorologist and Head of the National Weather Watch Center of the 

Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana

14:50 The Impact of and Response to Climate Change from the Perspective of the Trinidad and 

Tobago Electricity Commission

Courtenay Mark, Assistant General Manager, Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission, 

Trinidad & Tobago

15:10 Panel Discussion on Climate Science ; GHG/Air Quality Measurement

Donnie Boodlal & Courtenay Mark (TT), Odessa Shako & Lyndon Alves (Guyana), Jody 

Marston (Jamaica)

Questions: Does your country currently make a report of emissions to the UNFCCC?

If so, are there questions related to measurements or reference data (emission factors)

Does your country have GHG management issues? What are these?

Moderator: James Whetstone, NIST, USA

16:00 Break

Session C - Closing Session

Theme: Planning for the Future – Training and Collaboration Needs?

16:30 Panel Discussion- Development of an Action Plan for the CARIMET Countries

Jose Trejo (Belize), Robert Medford (Grenada), Alan Michael (A&B)

Richard Lawrence (Jamaica)

Q’s to be addressed: 

• Is your country prepared to meet Metrology and Technology Challenges presented by 

Renewable Energy, Building Systems, Smart Grid and Climate Science Policies? 

• Does your NMI have the necessary metrology and technology capabilities to meet these 

challenges? 

• What type of assistance would be most useful for your NMI (specific areas, equipment 

needs, training needs, etc.)? Would regional cooperation be productive? 

Moderator: Hratch Semerjian, NIST, USA

17:30 Summary and Action Items for the Future 

H. Semerjian, NIST, USA

17:45 Closing Remarks

Professor Winston Davidson, Chairman – Bureau of Standards Jamaica 
Acronyms/Definitions 

ABBS - Antigua and Barbuda Bureau of Standards

BSJ- Bureau of Standards Jamaica

BNSI - Bahamas Bureau of Standards

CLASP- Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP), an international nonprofit 

organization

GHG- Green House Gases 

GEI - Gases de EfectoInvernadero

GSR Energy Limited -A Sustainable Energy Start-Up Company in Belize

Guguplex Technologies SAC - A solar engineering company in Suriname. 

IAAO- International and Academic Affairs Office

INDOCAL - Dominican Institute for Quality/Institituto Dominicano de la Calidad

MEEI - Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries

MSTEM- Ministry of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining

NIST- National Institute of Standards and Technology, US

OAS - Organization of American States 

OLADE- Latin American Energy Organization/Organización Latino Americana de Energía

SAC-South America and Caribbean

SLBS - Saint Lucia Bureau of Standards

SSB - Suriname Metrology Unit

TTBS - Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards