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ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
RESOURCES
IN THE PHILIPPINES
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address these concerns, and are currently in place, in various forms, at the federal
and state levels of government. These policies specify a certain portion of the energy
supplied into the market or as a percentage of the energy supply. In the electricity
(RPS), and in the motor vehicle transportation fuels market, they are referred to as
Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS). The details of individual requirements and the
energy sources that qualify under them vary considerably. The requirements
generally include electricity from wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, wave, tidal,
landfill waste, and biomass sources. For motor vehicle transportation fuels, the
fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) and nuclear power but sometimes allow
Policy makers at the federal and state levels of government are debating
energy source. Several concerns drive this debate: sharp rises in energy prices,
increasing unease about the risks of climate change, energy security, and interest in
expanding the domestic renewable energy industry. These policies specify that a
certain portion of the energy supply come from renewable energy sources.
and are currently in place, in various forms, at the federal and state levels of
government.
adverse effects of climate change. Rising sea levels are a threat because the
coastline recedes due to rising seas, coastal cities become vulnerable to flooding.
Climate change has also been linked to changing weather patterns and extreme
weather events.
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the sun, there really is no reason that the Philippines cannot be at the forefront of a
produce stable power needed to electrify homes and fuel businesses. While we still
have a long way to go, we are encouraged by the fact that the renewable energy
The Burgos Wind Farm, for instance, a 150-megawatt new power plant that
commenced operations in November 2014. Touted as one of the biggest wind farms
which would power approximately two million households but could also displace
MW of its solar plant in Negros in the southern Philippines in May last year and
Visayas Grid, which is currently suffering from brownouts and low voltage
problems. Then there are the solar panels being installed on the roof of the country’s
biggest malls. The Philippines may have been slow in adopting renewable energy,
but it has been catching up. In fact, there is a goal to make renewable energy account
for 50% of the total energy mix by the year 2030, when demand for energy is
of Energy approving a total of 616 renewable energy projects last year, we can look
the 50% by 2030 objective is not certain, but at the very least, we know that progress
is being made.
Renewable Energy Spots in the Philippines
Source: Solenergy
energy from natural resources. In recent years, solar panels in the Philippines have
come to the forefront in cost efficiency with regular consumers. In truth, the
Philippines has been generating energy from renewable resources for a long while
now. It has only been in recent history that more and more of the Filipino people
are recognizing the benefits of renewable energies as an alternative to oil and carbon.
Listed below are the renewable energies found in the Philippines, as well as the
moving bodies of water is called hydroelectric power. The Philippines make use of
two methods in order to harness power; dam storage or impoundment, and run-of-
river. While impoundment makes use of man-made dams in order to store water,
run-of-river relies on flowing bodies of water like waterfalls. Both methods turn a
are located in Pangasinan, Benguet, Laguna, Isabela, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Ilocos
Sur, Bohol, Lanao del Sur, Lanao del Norte, Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, and Misamis
Oriental.
Geothermal Power
Geothermal energy comes from the heat beneath the Earth’s surface. There
are two methods of extracting geothermal energy used in the Philippines: the flash
steam and the binary cycle. Geothermal energy extracted through flash steaming
extracts water with a temperature greater than 182 °C using steam pipes. The steam
is used to power turbines that generate energy, while the remaining water is released
back into the ground. The binary process extracts water at a lower temperature than
flash steaming. The extracted water is then used to boil a working liquid with a
lower boiling point that will power the turbine. The water is also released back into
the ground. Geothermal plants in the Philippines are located in Laguna, Sorsogon,
Solar Power
sized photovoltaic plants in the country. The Philippines has only recently
incorporated large scale solar farms in the country, despite the fact that the country
year. Major solar farms in the Philippines can be found in Cavite, Pampanga, Ilocos
Like water, moving air also generates energy through wind turbines that
supply kinetic energy through mechanical power. The turbines then power a
generator to produce energy. Wind power plants in the Philippines are located in
Biomass Energy
water to produce steam that will drive a generator. Being an agricultural country,
the Philippines is rich in natural resources like bagasse, rice husks, and coconut
husks are used instead of fossil fuel. Biomass power plants in the Philippines are
located in Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, Laguna, Isabela, and Metro Manila.
The Philippines has plenty of sources for generating energy through the
renewable energy plants spread out in the country. At present, there have been an
Philippines. This rise in awareness has sparked the Filipino community to recognize
the many benefits of having clean energies powering our homes and businesses.
REFERENCES
http://solenergy.com.ph/renewable-energy-spots-philippines/
http://manilastandard.net/news/ts-29th-anniversary-
issue/200526/alternative-and-renewable-energy-resources-in-the-
philippines-and-where-they-are.html