Philippines Energy News

Sterlite Industries (India) Ltd tapped ASSIST's expertise in helping implement ISO 50001 Energy Management System. The initiative was formalized in a project launch held at Sterlite's Conference Room in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India last February 3.

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ASSIST's Sreeni Narayanan spoke on Greening the Business at the Forum organized by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, WWF-Vietnam, Institute of Tropical Biology and German Embassy on December 28, 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Asia Society for Sustainable Improvement and Sustainable Transformation (ASSIST) and TUV NORD launched the Leapfrog towards Efficiency And Progress through Low Carbon Economy Indonesia (LEAP) in Surabaya, Jakarta and Medan on Nov. 7, 9 and 11, 2011.

Manhattan Green Solutions, an Environmental Division of Panmanhattan Marketing Corporation, has recently launched the Enistic Professional Powerdown Screen Saver, a high tier computer energy manager.

In an effort to promote the environment and discuss environment concerns, Manhattan Green Solutions has recently launched Greener Philippines Blog.

Manhattan Green Solutions presents Enistic Energy Monitoring Systems for office, commercial, and industrial use. Enistic gives companies better control on energy use.

Manhattan Green Solutions presents Efergy Elite. A Wireless Energy Monitoring Smart Meter designed to help reduce energy in homes and small offices.

Atlas Copco’s Oil-free Air division’s ZR series of water-cooled oil-free air compressors with built-in energy recovery systems is the first in the world to be TÜV certified for ‘net zero energy consumption’ at specific design conditions.

The Philippine Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with Atlas Copco Philippines, recently held the CNG Refueling Station Technology Seminar last May 21, 2009, at the DOE Audio-Visual Room, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.

With focus on Jatropa, sweet sorghum, biofuel research and development is fast gaining momentum in the Philippines. Just recently, the quest for diesel fuel from renewable and non-food biodiesel feedstock such as microalgae has gotten a big boost.

The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) has recently organized a group of biotechnologists and chemical engineers to conduct scientific investigations in a bid to produce ethanol from so-called 3rd generation biofuel feedstocks.

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Economists at the University of the Philippines Los Baños examined the implications of using sugarcane as biofuel feedstock. Their findings show that there may be adverse effects.