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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Meralco eyes additional solar power supply
After closing three solar power supply deals, Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is looking to add 50 to 100 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity to meet the renewable energy requirements of its franchise area. Meralco president Oscar Reyes said the company has received at least 10 offers to supply solar energy to the power distributor. “We’ll…
DoE approves grid impact study for 13 projects
THE Department of Energy (DoE) has cleared 13 power developers to have their projects assessed for their impact on the electricity grid, the country’s power transmission backbone. If the projects move to full completion and commercial operation, they will add at least 2,000 megawatts (MW) to the country’s installed capacity. Of the projects cleared from…
Filipino, Chinese firms launch wind and solar power plants
Filipino and Chinese companies launched here on Thursday $43 million in wind and solar energy projects that will be built in the northern Philippines. Energy Logics Philippines Inc and Qingdao Hengshun Zhongsheng Group Co, will build a 132-megawatt plant in Burgos and a 100-megawatt facility in Pasuquin, both in Ilocos Norte. “[It is] the biggest…
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 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…
Shell explores renewables in PHL
THE local business of Anglo-Dutch company Royal Dutch Shell plc is setting its sights on renewable energy in line with a “global priority” to diversify into clean power sources, the Philippine country manager said. “It [renewable energy] was declared as one of our priorities in the Royal Dutch Shell group,” said Cesar G. Romero, who…
Cusi to halt FiT scheme for solar power plants
THE second round of feed-in-tariff (FiT) rates for solar energy will be the last, Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi said, noting that the monthly “allowance” collected from consumers to pay for solar projects has become a burden. “That’s enough of the FiT for solar,” he said, when asked whether the Department of Energy (DoE) will…
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….
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