By The Manila Times August 28, 2021
CHALLENERGY, a Japanese startup company headquartered in Tokyo, has installed a 10-kilowatt Magnus Vertical Axis Wind Turbine in Batanes that will add power to the island's existing microgrid.
The inauguration ceremony for the wind turbine was attended by Batanes Gov. Marilou Cayco; Basco Mayor Demetrius Paul Narag; Challenergy founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Atsushi Shimizu; and Challenergy Philippines CEO Paul Michael Robles. Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa participated online in the inauguration ceremony
"The newly installed system was made possible with funding support from the government of Japan. Challenergy started working on the Batanes project in 2019. Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic, its construction works were completed from April to August of this year," the Japanese Embassy said in a statement.
Challenergy's new wind turbine operates even in strong winds and promises a new energy opportunity for places with high wind potential but hindered by the risk of typhoons.
"The microgrid system utilizing this technology is expected to contribute to the improvement of energy access even during typhoons and to the betterment of livelihood of the people of the Philippines," the embassy added.
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