MANILA – Sustainable energy firm Winnergy Holdings Corp on Friday said it inaugurated its pilot floating solar power farm in Baras, Rizal on Thursday, intended to supply the town with free and clean energy. The 10kWp project, designed to last for 25 years, utilizes solar panels on top of water to generate enough energy to…
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Green Heat plans more solar rooftop projects
GREEN HEAT Corp. targets to install solar rooftop projects this year with a capacity of 6.5 megawatts (MW), or more than 50% higher than the previous year, company officials said on Tuesday. “Last year, we installed about 2.4 MW. This year, we are planning to install 6.5 MW,” said Roberto R. Martin, general manager of…
SOLAR power developers have asked the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to clarify the circumstances surrounding the issuance of feed-in-tariff (FiT) certificates despite reports of “inconsistencies” that unfairly placed some companies at a disadvantage. In a statement, Ma. Theresa C. Capellan, president of the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA), said solar companies were “really puzzled” as…
Solar firm to debut battery storage
Solar Philippines will showcase the country’s first solar farm equipped with batteries when it completes the first 50 megawatts (MW) of its largest solar project in Tarlac by mid-2017, its top official said yesterday. The company expects batteries to become a game changer in the solar market this year. “Tarlac Phase 1 of 50 MW…
Solar now cheapest source of energy
Solar power is becoming the world’s cheapest form of new electricity generation, according to an international group of renewable energy and financial experts. A recent report from the Bloomberg New Energy Finance, a team of experts in cross-sectors and cross-geography trends spread across six continents, shows that solar now outranks wind as the cheapest form…
Meralco eyes deals with renewable energy firms
Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is on the lookout for more deals with renewable energy companies after it received an offer from two solar farm developers for electricity supply at P5.39 per kilowatt-hour, which are way below the current subsidized rate for solar energy. “We always continually review our portfolio,” said Lawrence S. Fernandez, head of Meralco’s…
Marikina school gets new solar PV system
GREEN Heat Corp. has added another school among the list of entities that have sought its services for the installation of a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system, the renewable energy company said. In a statement, the local solar power installer said it had put up a solar PV system on top of two buildings inside…
Govt set to limit renewable energy plants per power grid
The Energy Department may limit the exposure of renewable energy sources in areas where there are transmission line constraints, an official said over the weekend. Energy assistant director Mario Marasigan told reporters at the sidelines of the recently-concluded Solar Summit the department was trying to avoid duplicating the situation in Negros island where there was…
Silliman University launches solar rooftop facility
Silliman University in Dumaguete City has formally launched its solar power facility. The 200-kilowatt solar power facility is installed on the rooftop of the school’s Luce Building. According to Silliman University president Dr. Ben Malayang, the electricity generated by the project will be used for the lighting and air conditioning system of the Luce auditorium….
PSPA asks ERC to correct payment system under net metering
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) was asked to clear out issues in the payment system of distribution utilities (DUs) to homeowners with solar rooftops under the net metering program. In a position paper filed yesterday, the Philippine Solar Power Alliance (PSPA) said the current payment mechanism needs to be corrected since it is contrary to…
NGCP to complete Visayas interconnection project by 2019
The oversupply situation arising over development of solar power plants in Negros Island will be solved once the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) completes an interconnection project in the Visayas region in 2019. The grid operator is currently working on the three-phased Cebu-Negros-Panay (CNP) Interconnection Project which will solve the Negros oversupply for…
Tesla, Meralco to explore battery storage tie-up
Officials of US-based automotive and energy storage firm Tesla will arrive in September to explore the possibility of investing in the country’s battery storage space with the country’s largest power distributor, according to a ranking Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) official. Tesla officials will look at the Philippines for battery storage, Meralco SVP and head of…
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