Recent chapter news and projects can be found here!

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President (left) and Vice President (right) of the TTAEE pose with AEE Executive Director Bill Kent after receiving Chapter Award for Best Community Service and Energy Engineer of the Year, 2024. 

Vice President of the TTAEE, Graeme Jones, gives a speech after receiving the Energy Engineer of Year (mid-Atlantic and Southeast US Region) at the AEE World Award Ceremony in Nashville, TN. 

President of the TTAEE, Ryun Singh, proudly stands next to the T&T flag at the opening ceremony of AEE World in Nashville, TN. Through his hard work and dedication, and support from the TTAEE board, the Trinidad and Tobago chapter for AEE was established. 

Sponsored by NGC Green and Massy Energy, our second annual 5k run for renewable energy and sustainability was a major success. With a turnout of 300+ participants and renewable energy displays, we introduced youth to the world of sustainability and built stronger relationships with energy professionals. 

Sponsored by Republic Bank and PowerGen, Naparima Boys College emerged victorious at the TTAEE Sustainable Energy Debate. According to TTAEE President, Ryun Singh, “This debate with one element of our mission, which is to create awareness among stakeholders about the energy-centric topics of savings and energy efficiency"

The TTAEE, with support from Soroptimist Trinidad installed a solar powered hydroponic system for Asja Girls College in 2024. The project, sponsored by Digicel, carried student from project start to finish, allowing them to understand system installation and the benefits of off-grid hydroponic systems

The TTAEE Board members (Ryun Singh, left & Graeme Jones, right) flew the T&T flag high at the AEE World Energy Conference, 2023. The T&T chapter was recognized for its contributions in building a more resilient energy sector in T&T. 

Become a Certified Energy Manager (CEM) in 2024 with the TTAEE. CEM is the industry standard for energy professionals, and, the training is guaranteed to allow you to make significant impacts in your company and career! 

 The TTAEE in partnership with the Ministry of Education is hosting a secondary school essay competition and debate on the energy sector. Visit our Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram pages for more details!

 The TTAEE in partnership with Soroptimist (Trinidad) submitted an application to Digicel Group EPIC grant and were successful!! We're moving full speed ahead with our proposed project, where we will be installing a Solar Powered Hydroponic System for Asja Girls Secondary School.

The TTAEE hosted our 2023 5k run for energy efficiency with great success! With more than 150 participants world wide and in person, we were able to spread awareness of renewable energy and energy efficiency best practices and industry trends! 

The TTAEE Board of Directors was present at the AEE World Energy Conference (Atlanta, GA) in 2022. Our local Chapter was awarded best community service globally! 

Contact us to join our team at the next AEE conference. 

Our secondary school Essay competition has come to an end with first place going to  Aliciann Kanhai, second place to  Aliya McClean and third place to  Haeley Parbhoo.

We wish to thank all other contestants for their participation and look forward to continuously developing our next generation of youth that will lead the energy transition!

The T&T chapter met with executives of AEE in Atlanta to officialize the local chapter and discuss other potential synergies to promote the AEE agenda. 

We look forward to working with AEE to increase the technical foundation of energy professional regionally; this positions our workforce to resolve complex energy issues. 

Directors and members of the TTAEE and others convened for a youth consultation workshop at the HYATT Regency Hotel on the 21st of June to offer technical support for the update of the National Climate Change Policy of Trinidad and Tobago. ⠀

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As the TTAEE continues to promote engineering in sustainable practices, we fully support the Ministry of Planning in these initiatives as they update this policy and continue their agenda.