Renewable Energy Projects Key To Infrastructure Resilience in Disaster Areas of the Philippines?

Solar Panel at Bayas, Estancia 2

When Typhoon Yolanda battered Northern Iloilo on 8 November, it brought much havoc to Estancia, including Bayas Island, which is 8 kilometers off the town. Amidst the surrounding destruction in the island, the solar panel that Central Philippine University Affiliated Renewable Energy Center (CPU-AREC) installed in 2001 remains standing and functioning. Typhoon Yolanda blew off […]

Centralian invented Solar Night Light being used in typhoon-stricken areas

Solar Night Light by Silverio Navarro Jr.

Silver says: It’s heart warming when I saw my invention being used to light up areas hit by Yolanda. Thanks to Shelter Foundation and TESDA for helping spread this technology. It only started as a design challenge to light up at night the bottles on the roof that were promoted by Illac Diaz. The design […]