Filipino firm Real Steel Corporation (RSC) has cemented a deal with TotalEnergies ENEOS, a joint venture between French firm TotalEnergies and Japanese firm ENEOS, for a 16.8-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) rooftop installation at the former’s manufacturing facility in San Simon, Pampanga. In a...
The renewable energy-based capacity contracting of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) which now hovers at 1,800 megawatts had so far exceeded its initial target of 1,500 megawatts. Its ramped up capacity of clean energy procurements, according to Meralco Vice President and Chief Sustainability...
The government is enthusiastically eyeing to massively shift gears into electric mobility by mid-century, but the road ahead for the Philippine transport sector is still navigating wobbly terrains on some policies as well as speed bumps on infrastructure development and supply chains, primarily...
The Department of Energy (DOE) is firming up processes on the filing of complaints as well as the schedule of fines and penalties that shall be meted against individuals and entities that will be violating rules prescribed under Republic Act 11245 or the Energy Efficiency and Conservation...
A carbon offsetting strategy is being proposed for the fuel usage of the aviation industry, but the policy terrain remains uncertain how the Department of Energy (DOE) and the government in general will be advancing this as part of the country’s overall decarbonization pathway. The energy...
LONDON, England – The planned deployments of small modular reactors (SMRs) by a great deal of energy markets will drive the growth in nuclear power capacity in the decades ahead, according to a report that was released by the World Nuclear Association in an ongoing global symposium here....
As the Philippines accelerates its renewable energy installations and re-embraces nuclear in its future energy mix, the US government has declared prospects of wider technical assistance and support for the country’s energy sector. Through the recently launched US-Philippine Energy Policy...
CEMEX Holdings Philippines, the country’s sustainability leader in the construction materials industry, has installed a new waste heat recovery facility at its APO Cement plant in Naga City, Cebu. CEMEX Holdings Philippines waste heat recovery facility at its APO Cement plant in Naga City, Cebu....
Listed firm Shell Pilipinas Corporation (SPC) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the advancement of nature-based solutions (NBS) that will aid the company in meeting its mid-century net zero decarbonization goal. Shell...
Ayala-led Globe has been ramping up its shift to renewable energy (RE) technologies with the latest addition of its Iloilo facility in its portfolio of green energy users. Following this switch on energy usage, the company indicated that 25 of its facility-sites are now powered by clean energy –...
Clean energy solutions leader First Gen Corporation will continue its green technology investments to help the Philippine economy toward its decarbonization track in sync with the world in mitigating climate change risks. “Our role here is to sort of like help the Philippine economy achieve a...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and the Climate Change Commission have agreed to draft a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the decarbonization of the maritime sector to address the impacts of climate change in the country, the Marina confirmed on Monday, May 8. (Photo courtesy of...