Europeans offer aid for renewables in Philippines
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During her recent visit to Europe, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has secured a commitment from Finland to explore the use of biomass as an alternative energy source and from Denmark to expand the Bangui wind power plant in Ilocos Norte province. Belgium announced it would end its bilateral aid and instead channel its assistance, which is aimed at small (energy) farmers, to nongovernment organizations and multilateral agencies.
Speaking about the trip to Europe, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said Mrs. Arroyo’s bilateral talks with European leaders had resulted in firm commitments to boost the Philippines’ green energy sector.
Lotilla said the Philippines would work out deals with Finland and Hawaii (which is studying importing car maker Ford Philippines’ flex-fuel vehicle that runs on ethanol) to develop renewable energy sources in keeping with Mrs. Arroyo’s vision of making the Philippines 60 percent energy self-sufficient by 2010. The President had earlier given Congress a November deadline to pass the Biofuels Act to cushion the impact of the continuing surge in oil prices. “We will ask our legislators to pass the Biofuels Act by November to encourage more investments in alternative fuel sources,” she said.
“Energy self-sufficiency is the imperative of our time and we must exhaust all avenues and all means of institutional solidarity toward the long term achievement of this goal.” [Entry ends here.]
ethanol :: biodiesel :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: energy :: sustainability :: North-South :: cooperation :: Philippines ::
During her recent visit to Europe, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has secured a commitment from Finland to explore the use of biomass as an alternative energy source and from Denmark to expand the Bangui wind power plant in Ilocos Norte province. Belgium announced it would end its bilateral aid and instead channel its assistance, which is aimed at small (energy) farmers, to nongovernment organizations and multilateral agencies.
Speaking about the trip to Europe, Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla said Mrs. Arroyo’s bilateral talks with European leaders had resulted in firm commitments to boost the Philippines’ green energy sector.
Lotilla said the Philippines would work out deals with Finland and Hawaii (which is studying importing car maker Ford Philippines’ flex-fuel vehicle that runs on ethanol) to develop renewable energy sources in keeping with Mrs. Arroyo’s vision of making the Philippines 60 percent energy self-sufficient by 2010. The President had earlier given Congress a November deadline to pass the Biofuels Act to cushion the impact of the continuing surge in oil prices. “We will ask our legislators to pass the Biofuels Act by November to encourage more investments in alternative fuel sources,” she said.
“Energy self-sufficiency is the imperative of our time and we must exhaust all avenues and all means of institutional solidarity toward the long term achievement of this goal.” [Entry ends here.]
ethanol :: biodiesel :: bioenergy :: biofuels :: energy :: sustainability :: North-South :: cooperation :: Philippines ::
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