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Barbados Minister of Energy and Business Lisa Cummins will deliver the keynote at the launch of an innovative clean energy project by a local startup company, Rum & Sargassum Inc. The startup produces affordable, fossil-fuel free, renewable compressed natural gas using low-cost, locally sourced organic inputs including rum industry wastewater, Sargassum seaweed and Barbados Blackbelly …

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A new collaboration between UWI members and the University of San Diego (USD) could extend the startup’s success beyond Barbados’ borders.

Barbados’ “Info Insight” interviews Dr. Legena Henry, CEO and Founder of Rum and Sargassum Inc, aired on CBC TV8, April 24, 2023.

Sustainability is at the heart of what we do at Rum and Sargassum Inc.

Barbados has a national goal of a 100% fossil-fuel-free transport sector by 2030.

“…we need to be working with them […] so that there are more opportunities for people to fill up their cars with biodiesels and biofuels generally.” – Barbados PM Mia Mottley

“Game-changing” is how Barbados Today describes Rum & Saragassum’s energy transition project.

“The Rum & Sargassum program in St. James, Barbados, is creating an inexpensive, alternative fuel source for vehicles using locally sourced waste products like rum distillery wastewater, sheep manure and sargassum,” says The Points Guy in this March 30, 2023 blog entry.