Rappler's latest stories on renewable energy philippines
Philippines revs up flagging green energy engine
A surge of new exploration efforts are underway in a nation that has some of the world's largest untapped sources of volcanic heat, but which relies on coal for half its electricity
40 European firms set sights on PH renewable energy market
Companies from 13 European countries eye investments in solar generation, hydropower, wind power, and electric vehicles
Green energy to help in ‘last mile’ of PH rural electrification
There are still 4 954 sitios across the country that do not have electricity Many of these are in far flung areas that can only be powered by renewable energy
The repeat of Genesis: On climate change and renewable energy
By continuously embracing the use of dirty energy from fossil fuels the Philippines is only making a bizarre spectacle of itself when it calls on other countries to reduce their carbon emissions
PH bucking global trend vs coal use – groups
The Philippine government has approved 29 more coal fired power plants amidst a global call to shift to renewable energy in the hope of curbing climate change
UN climate chief: Transport is future challenge for PH
UN climate chief Christiana Figueres says the Philippines can follow the lead of other developing countries which have adopted a bus rapid transit
Calamba hospital saves on costs with solar power
What the Calamba Doctor s Hospital in Laguna has is possibly the largest renewable energy system to be powering a hospital in the country
Wanted: Renewable energy investors in far-flung areas
Renewable energy can help bring electricity and with it development to 4 million households in remote parts of the country
DOE pushes bill to hasten power plant construction
The energy czar asks lawmakers to address stumbling blocks in issuing permits for qualified energy projects
Ifugao hydropower plant to help save rice terraces
The P400 million project funded by a grant from JICA is expected to be completed in 2015 and will help fund the rehabilitation of the Ifugao Rice Terraces
Green groups to DOE: What happened to renewable energy?
Despite the Renewable Energy Act the country s energy outlook is very much coal oriented
Aquino gov't awards first wind project contract
The P6 billion wind project in Puerto Galera will not be queueing for government subsidy and is the first in the off grid area
