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Integrating Renewable Energy through Participative Local Energy Planning

20 June 2019
Globally, cities use 75% of the world’s energy, emitting 75% of all its GHG emissions. Yet most cities do not engage directly in planning for their power requirements. Using a participative decentralized multi-stakeholder local energy planning process undertaken in the Philippines’ largest off-grid…

MWS - The Biggest Advance in Wind Power Ever

20 June 2019
The Madson Wind System (MWS) & MWS Air-Steel Battery are the biggest improvement in Wind Power ever. MWS harvests Wind Energy as Compressed Air (not as electricity), using Hyper Simplified, very robust, very low cost & very low maintenance Wind Turbines. MWS compresses air in stages…

Innovating for a Carbon Smart Future

20 June 2019
In this scene-setting presentation, Jennifer Holmgren emphasized the need to re-think the carbon economy, as well as the need to put carbon only where we need to. Her company, LanzaTech, is a carbon recycling company that is working to deploy carbon capture and reuse facilities globally to make…

Electric Vehicles as Disruption for Sustainable Impact

20 June 2019
The need to find more sustainable options to power demand for personal mobility is greater than ever, and the automotive industry is currently undergoing a big transformation. In this presentation, Mr. Atsushi Najima discussed how electrified mobility can help tackle the continuing challenges of…

The Copernicus Sentinel & European Space Agency's Earth Observation programs

20 June 2019
Sentinel missions’ overview and status; Sentinel operational products and data access; ESA heritage SAR missions and new mission concepts; Scientific exploitation and achievements; SentiNel Application Platform (SNAP)

European Space Agency's Geohazard Exploitation Platform (GEP)

20 June 2019
Background; Thematic Apps and Services; Community platform and e-collaboration; The Early Adopters programme

Scene Setting: Reimagining a Sustainable World Through the Lens of Impact Investing

19 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Rai introduced the concept of impact investing, and how it institutionalized microfinance. He also highlighted problems in the waste and agriculture sectors and sample solutions brought about by impact investment. He also emphasized the potential role of Impact Investing…

BDO's Pathway to the Clean Energy Future

19 June 2019
This presentation gave a brief overview of BDO's portfolio in the Philippines' clean energy space. It also discussed some of the bank's strategies in financing sustainable and renewable energy in the country.

Hybrid Social Solutions: Gridless Solar Network Transforming Rural Communities

19 June 2019
Hybrid Social Solutions is an organization that is building a gridless solar network in the Philippines to transform rural communities. From diesel and bunker-fueled electricity sources, HSS has been introducing solar-powered products that are not only safe and sustainable but also increase an…

ADB’s Private Sector Renewables in Asia

19 June 2019
In this presentation, Mr. Michael Barrow gave an overview of ADB's Pacific Renewable Energy Project. The project encourages private sector investment in renewable energy. It also mitigates short-term liquidity risk, through donor-backed standby letter of credit, and supports long-term investment,…