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Why you should care about your energy source

First Gen
Posted at Nov 03 02:32 PM

A power generation company uses efficient and flexible technology to help support a renewable future. Read more »

E- jeeps cheaper to operate than diesel jeeps: Pangilinan

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 02:43 PM

MPIC chairman Manny Pangilinan said that while electric jeepneys are more expensive than traditional jeepneys, they are also cheaper to operate. Read more »

ACEN, Citicore's 72 MW solar farm now fully operational

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 10:02 AM

Ayala Group's listed energy arm ACEN Corp said Tuesday its 72 MW solar farm joint venture with Citicore Renewable Energy Corp is now fully operational. Read more »

Plenty of roadblocks for automakers seeking EV success

Juliette Michel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 08:43 AM

The world's top automakers -- motivated either by governmental regulations or pure profit -- have made a sharp turn away from fossil fuel vehicles. But there are plenty of obstacles on the road to a future full of eco-friendly cars. Read more »

EU needs to recycle more to hit green energy goals: report

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 25 02:27 PM

Europe must act fast to secure supplies of crucial metals required for a green energy transition and its best bet is to recycle, a report said Monday. Read more »

Denmark takes first steps towards green hydrogen economy

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 09:45 PM

Denmark on Tuesday pledged to build up to six gigawatts (GW) of electrolysis capacity to convert renewable power into green hydrogen. Read more »

Anti-debt group pushes for green energy financing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 02:37 PM

Manila policemen disperse members of the Asian Peoples’ Movement on Debt and Development and its partner organizations who held a flash mobilization at the Fil-Chinese Friendship Arch in Binondo, Manila on Sunday. Read more »

URC installs solar panels as part of sustainability push

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 01:14 PM

Universal Robina Corp said on Thursday it has been installing solar panels in its facilities here and abroad as part of its sustainability push. Read more »

DBP launches loan program for renewable energy

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 11:04 AM

The Development Bank of the Philippines said it launched a new loan program to support solar power developers in the country. Read more »

SBS solar pursues renewable energy shift

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 12:33 PM

SBS Philippines Corp said Monday it is using renewable energy in its warehousing expansion plans with its first solar panel installation. Read more »

AC Energy begins construction of country's 'largest' solar farm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 11:27 AM

AC Energy Corp said Wednesday it has started construction of its 283 MW solar farm in San Marcelino, Zambales. Read more »

Power distributors call for larger share for renewables

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 08:52 PM

Power industry stakeholders called for a higher government quota on contracted renewable energy. Read more »

ADB, Citi, HSBC, Prudential hatch plan for Asian coal-fired closures: sources

Clara Denina and Melanie Burton, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 03 07:31 PM

Financial firms including British insurer Prudential, lenders Citi and HSBC and BlackRock Real Assets are devising plans to speed the closure of Asia's coal-fired power plants in order to lower the biggest source of carbon emissions, five people with knowledge of the initiative said. Read more »

Shell to trial use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in Singapore

Jessica Jaganathan, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 03:39 PM

Royal Dutch Shell said on Wednesday it was conducting a feasibility study with partners to trial the use of hydrogen fuel cells for ships in Singapore, the first such move for the oil major. Read more »

1 billion people live in cities shifting away from fossil fuels

Jack Graham, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 06:49 PM

The number of cities working to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy surged in 2020, representing a quarter of the world's urban population, or one billion people, green energy policy network REN21 said on Thursday. Read more »

'Can I afford it?' Workers fear squeeze from green energy transition

Laurie Goering, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Feb 18 12:21 PM

In Poland - and wealthier European countries such as Germany - the need to move away from coal is affecting large geographical areas, said Patrizia Kraft, energy policy coordinator for the German Trade Union Confederation.   Read more »

First Philippine Holdings CEO says destructive storms point to climate crisis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 12:13 PM

MANILA - The head of one of the country’s biggest renewable energy companies on Monday said the storms that recently devastated the country point to a climate crisis. Read more »

'No regrets' in ditching coal for clean energy, says First Gen CEO

Art Fuentes and Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 12:29 PM

The Lopez Group has no misgivings about its decision to keep coal-fired power plants out of its portfolio, and instead invest in renewable energy, a scion of the Lopez family said on Monday.  Read more »

AC Energy to develop 2 new solar plants in Central Luzon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:45 AM

AC Energy said Wednesday it would develop 2 new solar plants in Central Luzon to expand its capacity of up to 150 MW.  Read more »

Ayala's AC Energy to develop solar farm in India

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 01:59 PM

Ayala Corp's AC Energy said Monday it would develop a 140 MW solar plant in India, its first major investment in the country. Read more »