DOE, Japan Agencies Hold Talk on Energy Efficiency in Buildings

Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla welcomes the participants of the Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies in the Philippines (Business Sourcing and Matching Opportunities), held on 30 October 2013 at the Dusit Thani Manila, Makati City. It was organized jointly by the DOE, Japan Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide (JASE-W), ASEAN-Centre for Energy (ACE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan (METI). Also in the picture: (L-R:) JASE-W Senior Staff Noriaki Taketani, Embassy of Japan in the Philippines Deputy Chief of Mission Tetsuro Amano, DOE Usec. Loreta Ayson, and ACE Manager Christopher Zamora.

Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla welcomes the participants of the Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies in the Philippines (Business Sourcing and Matching Opportunities), held on 30 October 2013   at the Dusit Thani Manila, Makati City. It was organized jointly by the DOE, Japan Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide (JASE-W), ASEAN-Centre for Energy (ACE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan (METI). Also in the picture: (L-R:)  JASE-W Senior Staff Noriaki Taketani, Embassy of Japan in the Philippines Deputy Chief of Mission Tetsuro Amano, DOE Usec. Loreta Ayson, and ACE Manager Christopher Zamora. 

(Taguig City) The Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with the Japan Business Alliance for Smart Energy Worldwide (JASE-W), ASEAN-Centre for Energy (ACE), and the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, Japan (METI), hosted a conference on energy efficient technologies that aimed to boost the implementation of energy efficiency in the building industry.

The “Conference on Energy Efficient Technologies in the Philippines (Business Sourcing and Matching Opportunities)” was held on 30 October 2013 at the Dusit Thani Manila, Makati City.

The said conference is part of the ASEAN-Japan Energy Efficiency Partnership (AJEEP), which seeks to establish cooperation on energy efficiency initiatives between the ASEAN and Japan.

The event highlighted discussions and presentations on the utilization of emerging technologies in the building sector of the Philippines such as heat pump technology, energy-efficient chiller application, and other energy saving and “green” products from Japan. There were also business sourcing and matching activities between the Philippine and Japanese companies to introduce new energy efficiency and conservation technologies and systems in the local market.

“The best way to avoid building more power plants is to focus on energy efficiency,” Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said.

Sec. Petilla added that the key to a growing economy is practicing energy efficiency and building partnerships among industry players, in addition to proper information dissemination to the public.

Around 200 participants, including building experts from Japan, officials from different government agencies, and energy efficiency and conservation practitioners from the academe, private sector, among others, attended the event.