Research & Development
Research and development programs drive advances in energy-efficient technologies. By leveraging resources in the public and private sectors, state governments can foster collaborative efforts that achieve the goals of rapidly creating, developing, and commercializing these technologies. These programs can also encourage cooperation among organizations in different sectors, and can address market failures that exist in the energy services marketplace that may impede the diffusion of new technologies.
No public research centers have a focus on energy efficiency.
Last Updated: July 2015
The Puerto Rico Energy Center (PREC) works to advance Puerto Rico's energy efficiency and clean energy use through research, technology transfer, education, and demonstration. The Center is operated by the Universidad del Turabo with active participation of faculty members and researchers from different disciplines and universities.
In 2015 the University of Puerto Rico created the National Institute for Islands Energy and Sustainability (INESI) to gather all scientific work being done on any energy-related issue. Their research catalog lists at least nine scientists working on energy efficiency. The Energy Office has partnered with INESI to certify new technologies for application in Puerto Rico. On April 2016, the Office received the first certification for the production of cold water from the gasification of LNG to increase the efficiency of industrial cooling needs. Other two technologies are under evaluation.
Last Updated: July 2016
No public research centers have a focus on energy efficiency.
Last Updated: July 2015