RP thrust on geothermal, wind power cited
The Philippine Star
06/18/2006
The Philippines has been lauded for its pioneering efforts to bring geothermal and wind power into the renewable energy mainstream, a ranking energy official said.
National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) president Alan T. Ortiz said participants at the recently-concluded 17th Montreux Energy Roundtable (MER) in Montreux, Switzerland cited the country’s initiatives in pushing renewable energy sources to the forefront of energy usage.
Ortiz said Dr. Marianne Haug, chairman of Germany’s Forum for Energy Policy and Technology and former World Bank director for Southeast Asia, congratulated him for assuring the MER of the Philippines’ unrelenting commitment to developing the use of bio-energy and other forms of renewable energy.
In the session on geopolitics and energy security chaired by Dr. Subroto, former chairman of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Indonesia’s former Minister of Mines and Energy, Ortiz also called on all participants to understand and act on the root causes of terrorism.
According to Ortiz, energy security can only be realized when national and international energy companies immerse themselves in the progress, development and aspirations of their host communities.
The MER is an annual conference attended by select chief executives of energy-related companies.
Among the guest speakers invited this year are Dr. Amory Lovins, co-founder and CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute, and Dr. John Gault, editor of the Journal of Energy Finance and Development.
06/18/2006
The Philippines has been lauded for its pioneering efforts to bring geothermal and wind power into the renewable energy mainstream, a ranking energy official said.
National Transmission Corp. (TransCo) president Alan T. Ortiz said participants at the recently-concluded 17th Montreux Energy Roundtable (MER) in Montreux, Switzerland cited the country’s initiatives in pushing renewable energy sources to the forefront of energy usage.
Ortiz said Dr. Marianne Haug, chairman of Germany’s Forum for Energy Policy and Technology and former World Bank director for Southeast Asia, congratulated him for assuring the MER of the Philippines’ unrelenting commitment to developing the use of bio-energy and other forms of renewable energy.
In the session on geopolitics and energy security chaired by Dr. Subroto, former chairman of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Indonesia’s former Minister of Mines and Energy, Ortiz also called on all participants to understand and act on the root causes of terrorism.
According to Ortiz, energy security can only be realized when national and international energy companies immerse themselves in the progress, development and aspirations of their host communities.
The MER is an annual conference attended by select chief executives of energy-related companies.
Among the guest speakers invited this year are Dr. Amory Lovins, co-founder and CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute, and Dr. John Gault, editor of the Journal of Energy Finance and Development.
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