Using Irrigation Canals to Electrify Remote Villages Read more about Using Irrigation Canals to Electrify Remote Villages The proprietary Helios microgrid has been demonstrated in Northern Mindanao, Philippines. HeliosAltas Corporation demonstrated how a combination of micro-hydro using a local irrigation canal, PV, storage and Pico grid devices can effectively and economically and cleanly electrify an off-grid community in just a few days. For this proof of concept project, two 500-watt Powerballs micro-hydro units, 650 Watts of PV and 300 AH of AGM batteries were installed to power 10 huts in the village of Kibanban.
Ruth Yu-Owen Keywords renewable energy wind power wind energy Hydro Power hydro energy solar power solar energy energy efficiency solar roof waste heat recovery Read more about Ruth Yu-Owen Ms. Ruth Yu-Owen has almost 20 years of experience in the field of renewable energy, developing wind power, hydropower, and solar projects. Ms. Yu-Owen is the President of the Upgrade Energy Philippines, Inc., a joint venture between her own company PhilCarbon, Inc. and Upgrade Belgium. Together, they offer renewable energy and energy efficiency expertise from Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) to owning a portfolio of commercial and industrial solar roof, waste heat recovery and other energy efficiency solutions.
Ruth Briones Keywords community-based hybrid biomass agro-solar PV renewable energy climate engineer sustainability regulatory legal expert waste-to-energy Hydro Power Read more about Ruth Briones Ruth Briones is a climate engineer and sustainability regulatory legal expert. She has helped the development of a total capacity of 1400.0 MW Renewable Energy projects in the Philippines and some ASIAN countries, 1200.0 MW of which are solar energy, 100.0 MW Waste-to-energy/Biomass and Hydro Power projects. Currently, she is negotiating for PPP Waste-to-Energy projects in Indonesia and primary cities in the Philippines. In 2019 she has started the development of community-based hybrid biomass/agro-solar PV in the Philippines and Nepal.