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Charge Of The “LEAF Brigade” Kept Small Towns In The Philippines Connected After Super Typhoon Rai

CleanTechnica EVs

In December of 2021, super typhoon “Odette” (international codename Rai) battered many provinces in the Visayas, the second largest cluster of islands in the Philippines, as it made landfall on and first ravaged the tourist town of Siargao, known for its pristine beaches and surfing.

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Fujitsu and GMS partner on trial of electric tricycles in the Philippines

Green Car Congress

GMS), a venture company providing mobility services, will partner on field testing to expand the use of electric tricycles (a three-wheel taxi) in the Republic of the Philippines. The Philippines is home to more than 3.5 Fujitsu Limited and Global Mobility Service, Inc. Background. million gasoline-powered tricycles.

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SpaceX’s Starlink officially goes online in Indonesia

Teslarati

“I’m very excited to bring connectivity to places that have low connectivity,” Musk said during the visit (via Reuters ). “We are focusing this event on Starlink and the benefits that connectivity brings to remote islands,” Musk said. “If you have access to the internet you can learn anything.”

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GlobalData: Global battery energy storage market to grow by 7% to reach $13.13B by 2023

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The global battery energy storage market will to grow to $13.13 Asia-Pacific (APAC) and EMEA will be the dominant markets for battery energy storage systems over the forecast period 2019-2023. The US market for battery energy storage is estimated to reach $2.96bn in 2023, accounting for 23% of the global market.

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This off-grid island will switch from diesel to tidal energy [video]

Baua Electric

Energy company Energies PH in the Philippines, through its affiliate San Bernardino Ocean Power Corporation, has contracted with Inyanga, which will deploy its patented HydroWing tidal stream technology. We see the initial project in Capul as a catapult to achieving our goal of helping create sustainable communities across the Philippines.

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