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PH SHARES GREEN ENERGY MOVES IN SINGAPORE CONFAB

The Philippines, through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), continues to make significant advances in building a favorable investment climate for the renewable energy industry and nature-based solutions initiatives as part of the Philippines’ contribution to global climate action. DENR Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga shared the Department’s initiatives in creating an enabling […]

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ZUBIRI BATS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY USE IN PH

As prices of oil spike and production are choked by war and politics, Senate President Migz Zubiri said fossil-fuel dependent Philippines should tap its large renewable energy potentials, such as solar, hydro and wind, to lower electricity costs and tame inflation. “If we can tap into the country’s vast potential of renewable energy, especially solar, […]

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Science & Technology

T.I.P. TECHNOCORE, ABOITIZPOWER PARTNER FOR BESS

The Technological Institute of the Philippines (T.I.P.) is working with Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) to provide an environment for the small and large scale testing of one of its ongoing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects. The deal was initiated in April 2022 but was formalized only last January 16, 2023 by virtue of a research collaboration […]

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HOUSE PANEL TACKLES RENEWABLE ENERGY INCENTIVES

The House Committee on Energy resumed deliberation on House Bill 295, authored by Bacolod City Representative Greg Gasataya, which seeks to provide incentives for the construction, operation and development of Renewable Energy (RE) storage facilities. Committee vice-chairperson and LPGMA Party-list Representative Allan Ty presided over the meeting. “The bill intends to provide access to and […]

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SOLON BATS FOR CREATION OF RENEWAL ENERGY GOCC

Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Representative Rufus Rodriguez pushed for the passage of a bill establishing the Philippine Renewable Energy Corp. (PREC) that would focus on the development of renewable energy (RE) sources in the country. Under his House Bill No. 4205, Rodriguez said Congress needs to enact measures that would help ensure a […]

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DEVELOP WEST PH SEA AS WIND POWER SOURCE — CAMPOS

A lawmaker urged the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ask Norway to develop the West Philippine Sea as a source of clean and renewable offshore wind energy. Makati City Representative Luis Campos Jr. said offshore wind farms in the West Philippine Sea would be consistent with the long-term plans to develop the […]

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BOOST INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY – GATCHALIAN

To encourage large power consumers to invest in the electricity sector and develop the use of indigenous and renewable energy (RE) resources, Senator Win Gatchalian proposed the removal of the 100-kilowatt size limit in the installation of power generation facilities under the net metering program through Senate Bill No. 2219. Removing the 100-kilowatt cap will […]

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SENATE TO PASS WASTE-TO-ENERGY ACT SOON – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian is optimistic that Senate Bill 363, or the proposed framework for the Waste-to-Energy Act, will soon get the thumbs up from senators. At the sidelines of the recetly-held Forum on Renewable Energy and Waste-to-Energy jointly hosted by the PPP Center and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Gatchalian said consultations with some stakeholders […]

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PASS WASTE-TO-ENERGY BILL – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian has committed to champion the creation of a regulatory framework for waste-to-energy (WTE) technology in the 18th Congress, in line with the Duterte administration’s thrust to advance the use of renewable energy in the country. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate Committee on Energy, has shown particular interest with the economics of WTE, […]

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DOE ON RIGHT TRACK IN CRAFTING RENEWABLE ENERGY PORTFOLIO – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said the Department of Energy (DOE) has put itself “right on track” in its energy direction by crafting a new program that seeks to build a renewable energy (RE) portfolio of 2,000 megawatts (MW) in 10 years. Gatchalian, chair of the Senate committee on energy, lauded the DOE’s initiative to collaborate with […]