THE DEPARTMENT of Energy (DoE) has issued revised guidelines for the processing of applications, amendments and termination of renewable energy service or operating contracts that set the number of days for its staff to act on an applicant’s proposed project. Department Order 2016-06-0010, signed by former DoE Secretary Zenaida Y. Monsada on June 24, 2016,…
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List of coverage of draft RPS rules
The DOE, in its draft RPS rules, listed nine renewable energy technologies from which mandated participants can choose from: biomass, waste-to-energy, wind, solar, run-of-river hydropower, impounding hydropower, ocean energy, hybrid systems, and geothermal. The department qualified that it may later identify other technologies for inclusion upon the recommendation of the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB). Aside from…
Ocean energy developers seek FIT
Ocean energy developers is urging the government to finally come out with a FIT rate fto help the sector move forward. These developers, who seek to undertake large-scale ocean power projects, are Sgurr Energy, Albatern, Open Hydro, Energy Island Bell Pirie (UK), Ocean Tera, Carbon Trust and IT Power India. Read more here.
ERC reviewing ocean energy FIT
The ERC has revived and is reviewing a feed-in-tariff (FIT) rate for electricity generated from ocean technology, which was earlier deferred because of the lack of sufficient data to support the formulation of a rate. ERC Director III Debora Anastacia T. Layugan in a briefing on Wednesday at the Discovery Suites said the decision to defer setting…
UK firms keen on PH ocean energy potential
UK-based and UK-focused companies OpenHydro Group Ltd., SgurrEnergy Ltd., Albatera, Aquatera Ltd., IT Power, and Bell Pirie Power (Philippines) said the Philippines has a big potential for ocean energy production as they called for government support especially on the revival of the shelved guaranteed incentives for developers. Officials from the companies said they were keen…
Winnergy Holdings Corp. 