Solar storm could bring auroras, power and telecoms disruptions

05/11/2024

WASHINGTON, United States – A huge solar storm has begun pummeling Earth, bringing possible disruptions to satellites and power grids — and stunning auroras — as it intensifies Friday evening. The first of several coronal mass ejections…

PH longest bridge now powered by P60-M hybrid solar farm

Dale G. Israel 04/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX), the picturesque third bridge linking mainland Cebu to Mactan Island and now turning to be a new landmark here, is going solar. The corporation that operates the…

LOOK: Sunspots spotted on the sun

04/21/2022

Dost_pagasa on Thursday, April 21, 2022, shared on its Facebook page photos of sunspots seen on the sun.  According to the post, the photos were taken on Thursday morning. Dost_pagasa explained in the caption that sunspots are…

Island-barangay shines with solar power system from Vivant

Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 08/15/2018

OFF GRID NO MORE Before their boat could even dock on the shores of Barangay Hilotongan, Bantayan Island, already — students and teachers in pink, green, red and white uniforms were clapping and cheering for the team…

Power firm eyes solar, biomass projects

Futch Anthony Inso 07/18/2018

THE Global Business Power (GBP) has envisioned to venture on renewable energy sources as part of their diversified energy solution project. Leah Diaz, first vice president of GBP, said they were targeting to construct renewable energy plants…

Power firm sees promise of solar rooftop projects

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/27/2018

THE growing demand for rooftop solar projects has prompted Cebu-based energy firm Vivant Corporation to pursue these small-scale projects not just in Cebu but in other parts of the country as well. Since they started in 2017,…

Thieves steal Philvocs solar panel from Albay observatory station

Inquirer.net 05/31/2018

LEGAZPI CITY – Thieves have stolen two solar panels from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observatory station in Guinobatan town in Albay province. Eduardo Laguerta, Phivolcs resident volcanologist here, said the solar panels power…

Rooftop solar space eyed

04/02/2018

ABOITIZPOWER’S NEW VENTURE AboitizPower is set to enter the rooftop solar space through a new business unit aimed at further expanding the company’s already significant renewable energy portfolio under its Cleanergy brand. The new company, called AboitizPower…

Solar hot spot in Toledo

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/03/2018

Citicore harnesses power of the sun in 73-hectare lot in midwestern Cebu town Toledo City does not only feature mining sites. It is also home to the biggest solar power plant in Cebu. Renewable energy company Citicore…

Solar and electric jeeps will soon ply city’s streets

Nestle L. Semilla 02/22/2018

Cebu City residents will soon experience commuting in zero-emission and environment-friendly electric and solar-powered jeepneys. This after the Land Transportation and Franchising Board in Central Visayas (LTFRB-7) is set to implement the government’s Public Utility Jeepney (PUJ)…

Solar energy, cement projects push 3Q investments to P20M

Victor Anthony V. Silva 10/16/2017

CEBU Big-ticket projects in solar energy and cement registered at the Board of Investments Cebu Extension Office (BoI-Cebu) helped push investments in Cebu in the third quarter to P20 million, which is a marked improvement to previous…

60-MW Toledo solar power plant gets ERC nod, switches on

Victor Anthony Silva 07/26/2017

The First Toledo Solar Energy Corporation (FTSEC) has switched on its 60-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Toledo City in southwestern Cebu after it was awarded a certificate of compliance (COC) by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC).…

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