Transport Solutions & Energy
connectivity, which is the end of a public transportation journey – usually a walk
or tricycle ride from a bus or train station to the individual’s final destination.
The Bike Share Project offers a cost-effective, healthy, and environment-friendly
transport option for last-mile routes. It is an intelligent bike sharing system that
uses the internet of things to improve existing bike sharing systems. It uses geo-
fencing and GPS systems to monitor each bicycle within its system. There is now
a fully-working prototype and ongoing field validation being conducted in UP
Diliman in Quezon City.
Local government units (for last-mile connectivity), private townships and resort
operators (for localized transportation systems) are expected to benefit in the
deployment of this project.
As the project matures and improves, it is hoped that urban dwellers are offered a
better option for motorized riders in their daily commute.
Funded by: DOST
Utility Model filed: Philippines
Role of Renewables on the Energy Transition in Off-Grid
Islands
Joey D. Ocon, PhD | Eugene A. Esparcia Jr. | Jethro Daniel A. Pascasio | Michael T. Castro
Department of Chemical Engineering
E-mail: [email protected]
Archipelagic countries like the Philippines and Indonesia rely on diesel generators
to power small off-grid islands. This dependence on diesel for power generation
leads to higher power generation costs, increased greenhouse gas emissions, and
unreliable electricity supply when diesel is difficult to procure, among other
problems. In many of these small off-grid islands, grid interconnection is also
impractical due to their distance from bigger, grid-connect islands.
There is, however, an opportunity to decarbonize the energy system in off-grid
islands by harnessing endemic renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and
biomass. This project shows that hybrid systems utilizing renewable energy
sources offer a cleaner and more sustainable way of powering off-grid islands,
while at the same time, lowering costs of generating power. Using our in-house
developed energy systems simulation tool for electrification planning, we simulate
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