In 2011, I visited Cuba for a week with a delegation of energy industry professionals to learn about their ‘energy revolution‘, the so-called ‘special period’, and how this small island nation survived peak oil in the face of economic collapse after the fall of their main trade ally, the former Soviet Union. Four years later, I organized a similar tour in Vermont, a small state but a big leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy innovation. I was fortunate that this tour coincided with a visit from my Cuban friend and colleague, Mario Alberto Arrastia Avila, who hosted part of our delegation to Cuba four years earlier.
Energy Ambassadors is as much technical as it is personal. The focus is on our Vermont tour with comparisons to the Cuban perspective. We visited some unique energy projects, learned about landfill gas, gasification, Renewable Energy Credits (among others), and along the way some striking contrasts between ourselves and our countries were revealed.
Together, Paul and Mario forge a path of technical and cultural exchange on the energy efficiency and renewable energy frontier that lies within the short distance between our two countries. And then there was lunch…
Join Paul and Mario as they forge a Cultural Path with Energy as the Athenor
Energy Ambassadors is as much technical as it is personal. The focus is on our Vermont tour with comparisons to the Cuban perspective. We visited some unique energy projects, learned about landfill gas, gasification, Renewable Energy Credits (among others), and along the way some striking contrasts between ourselves and our countries were revealed.
Together, Paul and Mario forge a path of technical and cultural exchange on the energy efficiency and renewable energy frontier that lies within the short distance between our two countries. And then there was lunch…
Join Paul and Mario as they forge a Cultural Path with Energy as the Athenor
