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Pictured from left to right: Director of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Economic Impact and Diversity Joe Garcia (left), U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Gov. John P. deJohngh Jr. (center), and Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Anthony Marion Babauta (right). The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on February 18, 2010, establishing the objectives of EDIN's U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) pilot project. The MOU outlines how NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy will work with the USVI to increase energy security in the territory.

Here you'll find the latest news about the international partnership for Energy Development in Island Nations (EDIN).

June 17, 2010

Territory's Energy Future Discussed

June 16, 2010

Experts Looking to Transform V.I. Energy System

June 7, 2010

Former Senator to Lead Interior's V.I. Office

May 13, 2010

Christensen Kicks Off Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico Power Grid Feasibility Talks

March 7, 2010

U.S. Virgin Islands Makes Aggressive Energy Pledge at NREL

March 4, 2010

U.S. Virgin Islands Aims to Become Renewable Energy Showcase

February 22, 2010

Two Federal Agencies Join V.I. in Renewable Energy Project

November 5, 2009

Pilot Project Looks to V.I. Winds for Energy Answers

July 29, 2009

Ushering in Change: A New Era for U.S. Regional Policy in the Pacific

April 9, 2009

EDIN Announces New Projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Dominica, and across the Pacific

July 25, 2008

U.S. and New Zealand Take Steps to Launch international partnership to Further Development of Clean Energy on Island Nations, Encourage Use of Renewable Energy Resources

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