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Philippines: World’s No. 1 Geothermal Energy User
« on: October 11, 2008, 06:57:04 PM »
The Washington Post has cited the Philippines for its unwavering development of alternative fuel sources, particularly of geothermal energy, as it enthused that the country is now the world’s top geothermal energy user in the world.

In an October 4 article entitled “Filipinos Draw Power From Buried Heat,” the respected US newspaper revealed that “this country (Philippines) has become the world’s largest consumer of electricity from geothermal sources…”

The Washington Post added that in terms of “installed geothermal power capacity, the country (Philippines) ranks No. 2 in the world, narrowly trailing the United States, which has far more geothermal potential, far more engineering talent and far greater demand for clean sustainable power.”

The article revealed that “geothermal power now accounts for about 28 percent of the electricity generated in the Philippines.”

“With 90 million people, about 40 percent of whom live on less than US$ 2 a day, this country has become the world’s largest consumer of electricity from geothermal sources.

“Billions of dollars have been saved here because of reduced need for imported oil and coal,” continued the article which quoted Stanford University geothermal power expert Roland Horne, who had been to the Philippines more than 20 times, as stressing, thus:

“The Philippines would be in hugely worse shape without geothermal as an indigenous energy source.”

The Washington Post article -- which extolled the Philippine government’s unwavering focus in the exploration and development of geothermal energy sources – pointed out that the United States government was not as consistent in its own geothermal power policies.

“But unlike in the Philippines, the government policy in the United States has been inconsistent,” the article lamented, comparing the United States government’s “short-term” geothermal energy policies with that of the Philippines’ “champion(ing) of this form of energy” since the early 70s.

The article came out five days before the Philippine government announced Thursday (Oct. 9) that oil had been found in the country’s Galoc fields off the northwest tip of Palawan island. - Philippine News Agency

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Re: Philippines: World’s No. 1 Geothermal Energy User
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2008, 07:56:47 PM »
the philippines maybe the second largest user of geothermal power but this may be because its potential as a power source has been tapped to the fullest. once all areas with hots springs that have enough strength to turn power turbines to work have been developed, you can't get any further... the recent discovery of a substantial deposit of oil in palawan does not really do anything good for the country in the long term on two accounts: (1) even if sold locally it will still be priced basing on world market prices. this being the case, the only thing it can probably do is generate additional revenues for the government so that the vultures in it will have a bigger amount of money to steal. nothing for the hungry majority; (2) oil is still a non-renewable fuel which is a major contributor of carbon dioxide emissions. carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.

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Re: Philippines: World’s No. 1 Geothermal Energy User
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2008, 08:20:54 PM »
it's kind of ironic that the philippines has been "extolled" for its commitment in using geothermal energy as an alternative power source because only recently the government approved the construction of several coal-fired power plants in the country. coal is a fossil fuel alongside oil and natural gas. the refining and burning of fossil fuels are the major contributors of carbon dixode emissions that contributes to global warming. their refinery and use is also responsible for the generation of sulfur dioxide which are emitted into the atmosphere which causes acid rain.  acid rain, in turn, disrupts biodiversity and kills plant and animal life including coral reefs which are the breeding and nursery grounds for a lot of marine life. among these three fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) coal is the most dangerous because it emits the most volume of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, while natural gas emits approximately one-half of what coal does. oil (which is refined to gasoline, diesel and other fuel derivatives) is around middle ground in terms of carbon dixide emissions. nonetheless, all fossil fuels, although in varying degrees, certainly harm not only the environment but people as well... what the philippines can do to veer away from fossil fuel dependence is to encourage and support the use of solar energy as a renewable alternative energy source. unlike geothermal energy which is dependent on the existence of areas with hot springs, solar energy source is available everywhere and in a tropical country like the philippines,s the sun is almost always out the whole year round. the one single thing that makes the use of solar power unpopular as alternative energy source is because of its relatively high cost compared to conventional non-renewable methods. but this is exactly the challenge: find a way to cut the cost of solar power use in such a way that it becomes an economically viable alternative to fossil fuel use. how can the government can do this? (1) put to use the bright boys we have at the DOST; (2) sponsor a solar power making contest that will make use of cheaper materials. for all we know, this might only take a bunch of second year high-school students from the philippine science high school :-)

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