Hooked on Coal: Meeting Energy Demands in the Philippines

Abstract

Today, in the Republic of the Philippines, the government is struggling to meet the growing energy demands of the nation, and has implemented energy policies that threaten the future well-being of the country. To become a more stable and prosperous nation, the Republic of the Philippines must increase energy security and sustainability through the use of renewable and nuclear energy to limit dependence on foreign fossil fuels, and improve their domestic power distribution systems to more efficiently and effectively reach their citizens.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 2011
Accession Number
AD1047865

Entities

People

  • John S. Combs

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Electrical Grids
  • Energy
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Management
  • Energy Production
  • Energy Security
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Governments
  • Load Monitoring
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Organic Materials
  • Power Distribution
  • Renewable Energy
  • Wind Energy
  • Wind Turbines

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  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
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