NOT only does wind power have a bright future in the region, this form of renewable energy is being seen as of particular importance to this country and its petrochemical industry.

This was the consensus of three panelists at the recent Caribbean Sustainable Energy conference in Port of Spain, on the topic, does wind power have a future in the Caribbean?

A release from the Energy Chamber said that panelists Augosto Bonzi Teixeira, Kevin Atwaroo and Sheena Gosine, all felt that wind power could play a crucial role in TT's effort to green its petrochemical production sector and produce low carbon commodities such as ammonia and methanol.