Google recently shared their design strategy for an energy efficient data center. Something that I hope other data center related businesses can learn from.
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Philippine Weather Bureau (PAGASA) warned today that summer temperatures could hit 40′C. They recommended to the public to always bring an umbrella to use to block off the sun, wear sunscreen if you can and bring bottles of water to hydrate oneself. The heat is expected to be the worst between 10AM to 3PM of the day.
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As a child growing up, one of the shows that I loved to watch was the Starvengers of the Force Five series. The plot of the story revolves around the Starvengers team fighting the evil aliens of the Pandemonium empire who are bent on conquering the world. The protagonists Homer, Paladin and Foul-Tip did this by each flying a plane that combined to form a gigantic robot over a 100 ft tall.

Well your probably wondering what does this cartoon show have to do with alternative energy? The relationship lies in the plot line that in order to fight off the aliens, mankind had to adapt by developing new technologies. And one of these is a new power source based from clean and naturally abundant and available energy from the sun and stars.
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Publicly listed Metrobank had partnered up with the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) of Japan for the development of a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in the Philippines. Based from our understanding of the deal, SMBC will tap Metrobank’s extensive client base in the Philippines for subscription into the Carbon Credit Market.

Both banks are looking to tap into the Renewable Energy sector that was recently spurred by the passage and signing of the Philippine’s Renewable Energy Bill that seeks to give incentives to businesses that will put up renewable energy projects in the country. These businesses therefore make money, not just from their regular business model, but from the trading of their excess carbon units.
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Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) president, Reynaldo David, said that they have entered into an agreement with three foreign companies for the possibility of exploring renewable energy projects in the Philippines.

DBP has already announced before that they have a P50 Billion fund for Renewable Energy(RE) funding with which developers can tap for loans.
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Over the weekend the guidelines for the Progressive - Automotive X-Prize were released. It is over 70 pages long and will be the basis for the competition. Check out the guidelines from their website, here.

What is an X-Prize?
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