Alternative Energy

ENVIRONMENTAL group Greenpeace yesterday called anew for an “energy revolution,” urging the Philippines and the rest of Asia to take serious steps in promoting renewable energy as doing so would boost the region’s economy and create jobs.

BANGUI, Ilocos Norte, Philippines — The Wind Energy Development Association of the Philippines (WEDAP) is bullish on the prospects of the country’s wind energy industry.

MANILA, Philippines – More than 50 renewable energy (RE) projects are currently being evaluated by the Department of Energy (DOE) to potentially add to the country’s power needs.

The Department of Energy said interest in renewable energy projects remain strong, as it pointed to as much as 50 proposals awaiting its approval. Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan said these “40 to 50” contracts include solar, wind, hydro, biomass, geothermal and other green power projects.

Bonn, Germany—Use of wind energy in Asia, including the Philippines, is on the rise as governments face increasing energy demand, climate change and unsteady prices of non- renewable-energy sources such as coal, crude oil, natural gas, said the Belgium-based Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

eJeepneys provide free, green transportation around Makati The Electric Jeepney, or eJeepney, is touted as a cleaner alternative to the diesel-powered jeepneys in Metro Manila. According to Bong Cruz of Philippine Utility Vehicles (PhUV), manufacturer of the eJeepney, the vehicle is environment-friendly because it does not create noise or produce harmful exhaust emissions like carbon…

MANILA, Philippines – In an ideal world, finding the means to supply our country’s energy needs is just a matter of funding. In reality, the challenge is to meet growing energy demands while keeping the impact on the environment as light as possible. And to this end, companies are beginning to look for clean and…

The Philippines’ bioethanol supply deficit will widen further as the government moves towards full implementation of the Biofuels Act next year, according to the agency tasked with monitoring the sector.

MANILA, Philippines – The government must act to clear hurdles in the development of renewable energy (RE) in the country to make it more competitive with other sources of power, a leading industry expert said.

WITH record crude prices fading into the background, 2009 marked the year when green energy moved beyond being a promising technology for a cleaner environment in the Philippines. After decades of neglect because of high production costs and limited markets, the development of biomass, geothermal, solar, hydro, ocean and wind power—or what the Department of…

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines will continue to rely on coal as its main fuel to generate electricity in the medium-term, a power industry official said.

IT is amazing how the wind turbines in the northern part of the Philippines are not only picturesque that draw tourists; they can, in fact, generate 25 megawatts of electricity and are connected to the Luzon grid. What is even more interesting is the creation of a unique project between Philippine and Japanese partners that…

wait 2 secs to reload the imageWITH the historic Copenhagen climate talks just weeks away, the Philippines—tempered by a recent spate of destructive typhoons—is poised to go green with the recent passage of the Philippine Climate Change Act of 2009 (RA 9729) and the Renewable Energy Act of 2008 (RA 9513).  The fight begins at…

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) said it expects more than 1,800 megawatts (MW) of additional power to be generated from clean coal power plants in the near term.

MANILA, Philippines – A group of ethanol producers are calling for the increase in tariff for ethanol from one percent to 20 percent to encourage investors to put up more ethanol plants and meet the mandated five percent enthanol blend mandated under Biofuels Law.

MANILA, Philippines – Deep Ocean Power Philippines Inc. (DOPPI), a joint venture between Filipino and American investors, is expected to build the first ocean power facility in the country in 2012.

THE Lopez-controlled Energy Development Corp. will take over the 192.5-megawatt Palinpinon and 112.5-MW Tongonan geothermal power plants this month.

Lucena City , Philippines  – Former governor Eduardo Rodriguez, proponent of the 300 MW Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) power plant project explained the safety of the said power plant in reaction to the press statement released by the fisherfolk group Pambansang Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) stating the adverse effects of the project because of…

THE Philippines needs significant investments in the short term to bring its natural gas resources to the retail market.

(Second of two parts) As the German federal government continues to drive renewable energy (RE) developments through incentives, subsidies and regulation, several German companies have established technological leadership on the global front in the key areas of wind energy, hydropower, solar energy, geothermal and biomass.

MANILA, Philippines – Amid growing concerns on global climate change, the Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to make renewable energy sources account for the biggest share in the country’s power generation mix.

MANILA, Philippines – Amid growing concerns on global climate change, the Department of Energy (DOE) is eyeing to make renewable energy sources account for the biggest share in the country’s power generation mix.

MANILA, Philippines – International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, said it will double its portfolio investment for renewable energy projects in the Philippines to $3 billion for 2009 to 2011 from $1.3 billion in 2008.

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY wants renewable energy sources to contribute at least half of the country’s primary energy mix, which would need about $8 billion in fresh investments, according to a government official.

INVESTORS in the ethanol industry want the Department of Energy (DOE) to recognize the capacity of production plants in the pipeline to compell oil companies to pursue supply contracts with them. In a media briefing, Tetchi Cruz-Capellan, Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines (EPAP) director, said the Energy department needs to certify the output of…

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy has finally formed the National Renewable Energy Board, a move seen to speed up the setting of mechanisms and incentives critical to the implementation of the renewable energy law.

Generous incentives – fiscal and non-fiscal – await companies that would want to invest in renewable energy development under the Renewable Energy Law passed last year. This is so in consideration of the high investment requirement needed in putting up a renewable energy project.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Energy (DOE) will not waver on its support for the government’s alternative fuels development program despite initial setbacks, particularly on the compatibility of ethanol-blended fuels on vehicles.

MANILA, Philippines – Roxas Holdings Inc., the second biggest refiner of raw sugar in the country, will start running its ethanol plant by early next year, an official of the Ethanol Producers Association of the Philippines (EPAP) said.

MANILA, Philippines—Oil refiner and retailer Petron Corp. has warned that the current ethanol-blended gasoline (E-10) could damage car engines and urged the Department of Energy to come up with clearer specifications for the fuel blend.